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Astrophysics & Astronomy Institute to be Established in Honor of Pathani Samanta: Majhi

Bhubaneswar, Dec 13 (UNI) A planetarium and an institute for astrophysics and astronomy will be established in Khandapada to honor Odisha’s great astronomer Pathani Samanta, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Friday.
Addressing the 18th Grand Finale of the Tata Steel Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) held at the Pathani Samanta Planetarium in Bhubaneswar, Majhi highlighted Pathani Samanta’s remarkable achievements.
He noted that Samanta, hailing from Khandapada, accurately determined solar and lunar eclipses by observing planetary and stellar movements using just two bamboo tubes.
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