How to Pronounce Pathani Samanta
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Dec 13, 1835 Khandapada, Odisha, India Died on 11 Jun 1904 (aged 68)
Indian astronomer
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About Pathani Samanta
- Mahamahopadhyaya Chandrasekhara Singha Harichandana Mahapatra Samanta (Odia: ????????????? ?????????? ???? ???????? ???????? ??????), popularly known as Pathani Samanta (Odia: ????? ??????) (13 December 1835 - 11 June 1904) was an Indian astronomer and scholar who measured the distance from earth with a bamboo pipe and many other traditional instruments that he built.
- This earned him the "Mahamahopadhyaya" award in 1893.
- His observations, research and calculations were compiled into a book Siddhanta Darpana which has verses written in Sanskrit in Odia script.
