During testing of the initial standby position for the heliostats, 115 birds were killed as they entered the concentrated solar flux.
आज "पेल्स इक्वेशन' म्हणून जे समीकरण ओळखले जाते, ते भास्कराचार्यांनी 1150 मध्ये चक्रवाल पद्धतीने सोडविले.