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UPSC 1995: 110. Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the earth?
(a)Aryabhata
(b)Varahamihira
(c)Buddha Gupta
(d)Brahmagupta
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Brahmagupta
The 7th-century astronomer-mathematician Brahmagupta, in his Brahmasphutasiddhanta, stated that objects fall toward Earth because of the planet’s nature to attract them, anticipating the idea of gravity centuries before Newton. The other scholars did not make this specific assertion. ([gkseries.com](https://www.gkseries.com/upsc-previous-years-solved-questions-and-answers/physics/discussion-26?utm_source=openai))
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