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Which of the following scholars declared that the Earth rotates on its own axis?

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Bhaskaracharya
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Varahamihir
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Brahmagupta
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Aryabhatta
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Solution

The correct option is D Aryabhatta
Aryabhatta, the famous Indian mathematician who discovered zero was the one who declared that the Earth rotates on its own axis. He also proved that the reason for the lunar eclipse is the shadow of the Earth.

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