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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Aryabhata (476–550 CE) was an Indian astronomer and mathematician.
• He is the author of the Árya-Siddhánta.
• The Árya-Siddhánta is a text on ancient Hindu astronomy.
• It is a lost text.
• It is only known because other writers have mentioned it.

The student wants to identify who wrote the Árya-Siddhánta. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

The Árya-Siddhánta is a text on ancient Hindu astronomy.

B

The Árya-Siddhánta was written by Aryabhata, an Indian astronomer and mathematician.

C

The Árya-Siddhánta is a lost text.

D

An Indian astronomer and mathematician who lived from 476 to 550 CE wrote a text that is now lost.