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Varāhamihira
Varāhamihira, also called Varāha or Mihira, was an ancient Indian mathematician and astrologer-astronomer who lived in or around Ujjain in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India. His works include an early form of Pascal's triangle as well as construction of magic squares.
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science · Indian mathematician-astronomer-astrologer (505–587) · mathematician · astronomer · astrologer · also Varāhamihira, Varahamihir, Varahamihira
Born 0505 · Died 0587 · Q858348
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“When the return of the Sun took place from the middle of Aslesha, the solstice was then right. It now takes place from Punarvasu.”
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