Aryabhatt Aryabhatta was a famous mathematician and astronomer during

Aryabhatta was a famous mathematician and astronomer during the Gupta period.

He is credited with the discovery of the decimal system.

For the first time in Indian history, he analysed astronomy and mathematics as two distinct fields of study.

For a long time, he remained neglected.

He was in the news and became a subject of discussion in 1975 when the Indian scientists sent a satellite into the space called Aryabhatta after the name of Aryabhattathe mathematician and astronomer.