Multiple choice

Who is first person to prove that the Earth moves around the sun

  1. Nagarjuna

  2. Aryabhatta

  3. Charak

  4. Sushrut

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Aryabhatta, the famous ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer of the Gupta era, proposed that the Earth is spherical and rotates on its own axis. He also formulated the theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun, long before modern European astronomers. Other scholars like Nagarjuna worked in chemistry and metallurgy, while Charak and Sushrut focused on medicine and surgery.