- Aryabhatta made significant contributions to mathematics and astronomy, including the concept of zero and a heliocentric model, but is not specifically credited with postulating about Earth's attraction force in this manner. - Varahamihira was a renowned astronomer and astrologer but is not known for a similar statement about gravity. - Brahmagupta's statement is a notable early observation about the earth's attractive property.
Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the earth?
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2016 · Topic: Gupta and Post-Gupta Period (Gupta Science and Technology: Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine, Metallurgy)
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