Question

What did Aryabhatta propose as the reason for the alternation between night and day in his book Aryabhatiyam?

• A. The movement of the Earth around the Sun
• B. The movement of the Sun around the Earth
• C. The rotation of the Earth
• D. The rotation of the Sun

Answer 1

The correct option is C The rotation of the Earth

Aryabhatta wrote a book called Aryabhatiyam in which he said that the Earth rotates on its axis, thus causing periods of day and night. He also said that the Sun does not go around the Earth.