Pathani Samanta
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Pathani Samanta
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Pathani Samanta better known as Mahamahopadhyaya Chandrasekhara Singha Harichandana Mahapatra Samanta, was an Indian astronomer, mathematician and scholar who measured the distance from the Earth to the Sun with a bamboo pipe, and traditional instruments. He was born on 13 December 1835 in Purnimanta Pousha Krishna Ashtami, and died on 11 June 1904 in Purnimanta Adhika Jyeshtha Krishna Trayodashi. His research and observations were compiled into a book called Siddhanta Darpana, which was written
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Indian astronomer, mathematician and scholar
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathani_Samanta
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2014-02-16T21:05:09Z
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2024-09-11T10:32:51Z
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