Let us Explore (Page 159) Let's join Bhavisha and Dhruv with their time machine in the time of the Guptas. Class 7

Let us Explore (Page 159) Let's join Bhavisha and Dhruv with their time machine in the time of the Guptas. Class 7

Let's join Bhavisha and Dhruv with their time machine in the time of the Guptas. You are getting an opportunity to meet Aryabhatta and Varahamihira-what would you ask them? Divide the class into two groups and create a series of questions for an interview with them. Class 7

Answer:

Here's a simple list of questions I could ask Aryabhatta:

1. How did you come up with your famous calculations?
2. How do you calculate the motion of the Sun, the Moon and the Earth?
3. What was the most challenging problem you solved?

Questions I could ask Varahamihira:

1. What inspired you to write the "Brihat Samhita"?
2. How do you see the relationship between mathematics and astronomy?
3. How do you see the relationship between science and astrology ?

Both: What advice would you give to young scholars today?