Flourished Valabhī, (Gujarat, India), 629
Bhāskara I was an Indian (Hindu) astronomer of the seventh century. The number “I” is added by modern historians in order to differentiate him from his namesake ( Bhāskara II ) of the twelfth century. Bhāskara I probably belonged to the Aśmaka country but lived on the western shore of the Gulf of Khambhat (now in Gujarat). Bhāskara I was an ardent follower of Āryabhaṭa I , the earliest astronomer of the Hindu classical period (from late fifth to twelfth centuries). Bhāskara I composed three works, namely, the Mahābhāskarīya (large work of Bhāskara), the Āryabhaṭīyabhāṣya (629; a detailed commentary on the Āryabhaṭīya of Āryabhaṭa I), and the Laghubhāskarīya (small work of Bhāskara). Bhāskara I was a contemporary of another Indian astronomer, Brahmagupta , but it is not known whether they knew each other. The classical period produced a number of works that are still considered to be authoritative by traditional Hindu calendar makers.
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Hockey, T. (2014). Bhāskara I. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_9019
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