samarendra kumar mitra was the self taught indian mathematical genius in the 20th century.
samarendra kumar mitra was the self taught indian mathematical genius in the 20th century.
who was the self taught indian mathematical genius in the 20th century?
samarendra kumar mitra
the 1-metre telescope is associated with two unique discoveries in the solar system. in 1972, atmosphere was detected around jupiter's satellite ganymede and in the year 1977, participated in the observations that confirmed rings were discovered around the planet uranus. in 1984, kavalur reported the discovery of a thin outer ring around saturn.









































on 17 february 1988, a new minor planet was discovered using the 45 cm schmidt telescope. it has been named 4130 ramanujan after the indian mathematical genius srinivasa ramanujan. this is the first such discovery from india in the 20th century.









































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indian mathematical society (ims) is the oldest organization in india devoted to the promotion of study and research in mathematics. the society was founded in april 1907 by v. ramaswamy aiyer with its headquarters at pune. the society started its activities under the name "analytic club" and the name was soon changed to "indian mathematical club". after the adoption of a new constitution in 1910, the society acquired its present name, namely, the indian mathematical society. the first president of the society was b. hanumantha rao.









































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the society publishes two periodicals both of which are quarterly:
indian mathematical society