9. Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun:
Using an astronomical model developed by Brahmagupta in the 7th century, Bhaskara accurately defined many astronomical quantities, including the length of the sidereal year, the time that is required for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
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