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Q109
(IAS/1995)
History & Culture › Ancient India › Ancient science and technology
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Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the earth ?
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The correct answer is Brahmagupta. Historical summaries attribute to Brahmagupta (author of the Brahmasphutasiddhanta) an early statement that bodies are attracted toward the Earth, a view often cited as an anticipation of Newton’s law of gravitation [2]. By contrast, Aryabhata is noted for explaining the apparent daily motion of the heavens by Earth’s rotation, and Varahamihira produced encyclopedic works on astronomy and natural history — contributions different in focus from an explicit statement of terrestrial attraction [1]. Thus, among the options given, Brahmagupta is the figure credited with declaring that all things gravitate to the earth [2].
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- [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmagupta
- [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 7: The Guptas > Mathematics and Astronomy > p. 100
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