Pathani Samanta
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 120 years ago |
Date of birth | December 13,1835 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Khandapada |
India | |
Date of died | June 11,1904 |
Full name | Mahamahopadhaya Chandrasekhar Singh Harichandan Mohapatra Samant |
Known for | Naked eye astronomy |
Parents | Shyamabandhu Singh Samanta |
Bishnumali Devi | |
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ID | 1656893 |
Pathani Samanta Life story
Mahamahopadhyaya Chandrasekhara Singha Harichandana Mahapatra Samanta, popularly known as Pathani Samanta 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.