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Anura C. Perera

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Anura C. Perera
Born (1947-06-18) June 18, 1947 (age 77)
Colombo Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Other namesAnura Chandra Perera
EducationNalanda College, Colombo
OccupationAuthor / publisher
Known forAuthor, Astronomer

Anura C. Perera (born 18 June 1947) is a Sri Lankan science writer and astronomer.[1][2][3] He resides in the United States.

Early life

Perera was born in Colombo to parents Aleck Fedrick Perera and Dona Charlet Benaragama. He was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. He has an elder sister Indrani and younger brother Suraj.

Career

He was deputy editor of Sri Lanka's first science magazine, Vidumina.[citation needed] In 1971 he was awarded the Science award for his book Sun & Planets.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Science writer and Astronomer Anura C Perera has made arrangements" Archived September 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sarasavi The Book Shop
  3. ^ "Anura C. Perera launches book on Venus on the day of Venus transit"
  • "මාව වෙනස් කළේ සූර්යග්‍රහණයක් තාරකා විද්‍යාඥ අනුර සී. පෙරේරා". Dinamina. 2014-06-19.


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