Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c7.s5.65

c7.s5.65

*Bhāskara I*: Bhāskara I (600A.D.) stated clearly that a and b should be prime to each other. He put the equation always in the form (ax - c)/b = y which is same as Āryabhaṭa I’s (by + c)/a = x. His rule is similar to that of Āryabhaṭa I and was given in his *Mahāsiddhānta* (ch. 1, v. 41–44). He for the first time used this equation to astronomy to compute the *ahargaṇas* and revolutions of the planets. He gave also the following results :