Brahmagupta Professions : Mathematician Born : 598 Died : 670 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Brahmagupta As the sun eclipses the stars by its brilliancy, so the man of knowledge will eclipse the fame of others in assemblies of the people if he proposes algebraic problems, and still more if he solves them. Brahmagupta stars men people A person who can, within a year, solve x Brahmagupta mathematician solve years Bodies fall towards the earth as it is in the nature of the earth to attract bodies, just as it is in the nature of water to flow. Brahmagupta body water fall Similar Authors Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch mathematician Augustus De Morgan mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy mathematician Atle Selberg mathematician Arthur Cayley mathematician Arnold Ross mathematician All Authors