1500Nilakantha Somayaji Develops a Tychonic-like System

Nilakantha Somayaji develops a model similar to the Tychonic...
Timelines Logo
Year
1500

🪐 Nilakantha Somayaji Develops a Tychonic-like System

Nilakantha Somayaji develops a model similar to the Tychonic system. His model has been described as mathematically more efficient than the Tychonic system due to correctly considering the equation of the centre and latitudinal motion of Mercury and Venus.
Nilakantha Somayaji Develops a Tychonic-like System (1500)
AstronomyPlanetary ModelTychonic SystemNilakantha Somayaji16th CenturyHeliocentric
IndiaIndia

🧮 Nilakantha Somayaji Discovers Infinite Series for π

Nilakantha Somayaji discovers an infinite series for π.: 101–102
MathematicsInfinite SeriesPiNilakantha Somayaji16th CenturyTrigonometry
IndiaIndia