Minggatu
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Mongolian astronomer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Minggatu , full name Sharavyn Myangat , also known as Ming Antu was a Mongolian astronomer, mathematician, and topographic scientist at the Qing court. His courtesy name was Jing An . Minggatu was born in Plain White Banner of the Qing Empire. He was of the Sharaid clan. His name first appeared in official Chinese records in 1713, among the Kangxi Emperor's retinue, as a shengyuan of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. He worked there at a time when Jesuit missionaries were in charge of calendar reforms. He also participated in the work of compiling and editing three very important books in astronomy and joined the team of China's area measurement.
