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Sonal Chauhan

The famous Indian astronomer Aryabhata was the first to propose that the Moon and planets shine due to reflected sunlight. In his work “Aryabhatiya,” written in 499 CE, Aryabhata explained that these celestial bodies do not emit their own light ...

Sonal Chauhan

The exact shape of the Earth is called an oblate spheroid. This means the Earth is slightly flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator due to its rotation. The equatorial diameter is larger than the polar diameter, making ...