Varāhamihira

Varāhamihira
Bornc. 20–21 March 505
possibly Kapitthaka (identified with Kayatha or Sankissa)
Diedc.587(587-00-00) (aged 81–82) (disputed; see § Date)
Occupationastrologer-astronomer
Notable worksPancha-siddhantika, Brhat-samhita, Brihajjataka

Varāhamihira (c. 20/21 March 505 – c. 587), also called Varāha or Mihira, was an ancient Indian mathematician, astrologer-astronomer who lived in or around Ujjain in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India.

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