Personality

Nicholas Copernicus: Discoveries, Inventions and Theories

About Nicholas Copernicus Nicholas (Polish spelling Nicolaus) Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 at Torun, Poland. He was born at a time when the observation of heavenly bodies such as the sun, the moon, stars and the earth was a subject of great interest. Copernicus’ Tower Copernicus was renowned observer of heavenly bodies of […]

ARYABHATA and His Contribution in Mathematics & Astronomy

Aryabhata is one of the greatest scientists of ancient India. He was born in 476 AD at Pataliputra (now Patna) in Bihar. Not much is known about his family background, life and education. He was an astronomer and one of the earliest mathematicians. About Aryabhata Works Aryabhata is one of the first known mathematicians who […]