Story
Varahamihira of Ujjain was an astronomer and polymath. His Pancha-Siddhantika summarised five earlier astronomical systems, and his Brihat Samhita is an encyclopaedia covering astronomy, weather, plants, architecture, gems and finding underground water.
Key contributions
- Preserved and compared five astronomical traditions in the Pancha-Siddhantika
- Wrote on weather signs, rainfall and agriculture in the Brihat Samhita
- Described ways of locating groundwater using plants, soil and termite mounds