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  1. The author of the famous Indian book of astrology ‘Panchsiddhantika’ is —
    1. Varahmihir
    2. Bhaskar
    3. Aryabhatta
    4. Brahma Gupta
Correct Option: A

Varahamihira was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels (Navaratnas) of the court of legendary ruler Vikramaditya (thought to be the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II Vikramaditya).Varahamihira’s main work is the book Pañcasiddhantika (or PanchaSiddhantika, “[Treatise] on the Five [Astronomical] Canons) dated ca. 575 CE gives us information about older Indian texts which are now lost. The work is a treatise on mathematical astronomy and it summarises five earlier astronomical treatises, namely the Surya Siddhanta, Romaka Siddhanta, Paulisa Siddhanta, Vasishtha Siddhanta and Paitamaha Siddhantas.



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