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Indian Astronomical Observations and Discoveries
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Who was the first Indian astronomer to propose that the Earth rotates on its axis?
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Aryabhata
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Aryabhata, in his book Aryabhatiya, proposed that the Earth rotates on its axis, and that the apparent daily motion of the Sun and stars is due to this rotation.