Aryabhata
476 – 550 · India · Mathematics, Astronomy
Gave place-value, an accurate π, and a rotating Earth in 499 CE.
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- Brahmagupta
598 – 668 · Mathematics
Brahmagupta extends Aryabhata's astronomy and gives zero its arithmetic rules.
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