"Aryabhata conceived the earth as a rotating sphere in space, which causes the apparent rising and setting of the sun. Varahamihira disagreed and Brahmagupta derided Aryabhata â but unlike medieval Europe, the intellectual climate in India was free and tolerant of dissent."
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