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Biography

Govindasvami(or Govindasvamin) was an Indian mathematical astronomer whose most famous treatise was a commentary on the MahabhaskariyaⓉ of Bhaskara I.

Bhaskara I wrote the MahabhaskariyaⓉ in about 600 A. D. It is an eight chapter work on Indian mathematical astronomy and includes topics which were fairly standard for such works at this time. It discussed topics such as the longitudes of the planets, conjunctions of the planets with each other and with bright stars, eclipses of the sun and the moon, risings and settings, and the lunar crescent.

Govindasvami wrote the Bhasya in about 830 which was a commentary on the MahabhaskariyaⓉ.

Evening kirtan | BB Govinda Swami.

In Govindasvami's commentary there appear many examples of using a place-value Sanskrit system of numerals. One of the most interesting aspects of the commentary, however, is Govindasvami's construction of a sine table.

Indian mathematicians and astronomers constructed sine table with great precision.

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