Pathani Samanta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian astronomer
Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1835
Place of Birth: Khandapada, Odisha, India
Date of Death: 11-Jun-1904
Profession: astronomer, writer
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
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.
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