The Ancient Indian Astronomers and Their Contributions
Description: This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the ancient Indian astronomers and their contributions to the field of astronomy. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
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Who is considered to be the father of Indian astronomy?
Which ancient Indian astronomer proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?
What is the name of the astronomical treatise written by Aryabhata?
Which ancient Indian astronomer developed the concept of zero and the decimal system?
What is the name of the astronomical treatise written by Brahmagupta?
Which ancient Indian astronomer wrote the astronomical treatise 'Lilavati'?
What is the name of the astronomical treatise written by Varahamihira?
Which ancient Indian astronomer developed the trigonometric functions sine and cosine?
What is the name of the astronomical observatory built by Maharaja Jai Singh II?
Which ancient Indian astronomer wrote the astronomical treatise 'Surya Siddhanta'?
What is the name of the astronomical treatise written by Madhava of Sangamagrama?
Which ancient Indian astronomer developed the concept of the 'mean motion of the Sun'?
What is the name of the astronomical treatise written by Nilakantha Somayaji?
Which ancient Indian astronomer developed the concept of the 'precession of the equinoxes'?
What is the name of the astronomical treatise written by Varahamihira?