Which of the following book was written by Aryabhata?

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The correct answer is Aryabhatiyam.

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Aryabhatiyam
- Aryabhatiyam was written by Aryabhata.
- The only known surviving work of the Indian mathematician Aryabhata, who lived in the fifth century, is the Sanskrit astronomical treatise known as Aryabhatiya or Aryabhatiyam.
- Roger Billard, an astronomy philosopher, hypothesises that the book was written around 510 CE based on historical references it makes.
- There are four Adhyys, or portions, in the Aryabhatiya. Gtkpa, the opening portion, is made up of 13 slokas.
- The "Dasageethika" or "Ten Stanzas," the introduction to Aryabhatiya, is the book's first section.

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