___________ was an ancient Indian mathematician who explained how eclipses happen.

Charaka

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Sushruta

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Aryabhatta

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Solution

The correct option is C Aryabhatta
Aryabhatta was the first to explain how the Lunar Eclipse and the Solar Eclipse happened. Aryabhatta was an extraordinary teacher and scholar who had immense knowledge about mathematics and astronomy.. He explained eclipses in terms of shadows cast by earth or those shadows that fall on earth.

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