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Radhanath Sikdar
Radhanath Sikdar (Bangla: রাধানাথ শিকদার) (1813-1870) was a Bengali Indian mathematician who calculated the height of Peak XV in the Himalaya and discovered it to be the tallest mountain above sea level. Peak XV was later renamed Mount Everest.
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