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{{short description|Sri Lankan science writer and astronomer (born 1947)}}
{{more footnotes|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Anura C. Perera
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| birth_name         = <!-- Use only if significantly different than 'name' and only if citing a published reliable source to verify it. -->
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1947|06|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Colombo]] [[Sri Lanka]]
| death_date         =
| death_place        =
| other_names        = Anura Chandra Perera
| known_for          = Author, astronomer
| education          = [[Nalanda College, Colombo]]
| occupation         = {{Hlist | Author | publisher }}
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'''Anura C. Perera''' (born 18 June 1947) is a Sri Lankan [[science writer]] and astronomer.<ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/science-writer-and-astronomer-anura-c-perera-has-made-arrangements "Science writer and Astronomer Anura C Perera has made arrangements"]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911104103/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local%2Fscience-writer-and-astronomer-anura-c-perera-has-made-arrangements |date=September 11, 2014 }}</ref><ref>
[http://www.sarasavi.lk/Author/ANURA%20C%20PERERA/1 Sarasavi The Book Shop]</ref><ref>[http://www.vivalanka.com/newspage/312149ai-anura-c-perera-launches-book-venus-day-venus-transit "Anura C. Perera launches book on Venus on the day of Venus transit"]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/05/12/features/81403?page=10 New age traffic solution: Think vertical!]</ref>
== Career ==
He was deputy editor of Sri Lanka's first science magazine, ''Vidumina''.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} In 1971 he was awarded the Science award for his book ''Sun & Planets''.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web
|url=http://www.dinamina.lk/2014/06/19/_art.asp?p=1&fn=f1406192
|title=මාව වෙනස් කළේ සූර්යග්‍රහණයක් තාරකා විද්‍යාඥ අනුර සී. පෙරේරා
|date=2014-06-19
|publisher=Dinamina
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911114952/http://www.dinamina.lk/2014/06/19/_art.asp?p=1&fn=f1406192
|archive-date=2014-09-11
|url-status=dead
}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-57864-news-detail-an-attractive-gift-to-readers-of-dalada-varuna.html
|title=An attractive gift to readers of Dalada Varuna
|date= March 6, 2014 <!-- 2:00 am -->
|publisher=Ceylontoday
|accessdate=}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.nation.lk/2010/04/04/events.htm
|title=In memoriam
|date=2010-04-04
|publisher=Nation
|accessdate=}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45448-sun-shines-directly-above-sl.html
|title= Sun shines directly above SL
|date=4 April 2014 <!-- 09:26
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|publisher=Dailymirror
|accessdate=}}
* {{cite web
|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2010/02/14/spe50.asp
|title=Book on 'Solar Eclipses' launched
|date=2010-02-14
|publisher=Sunday Observer
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911080255/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/02/14/spe50.asp
|archive-date=2014-09-11
|url-status=live
}}
* {{cite web
|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2014/11/02/new99.asp
|title=Astro-14
|publisher=Sunday Observer
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103158/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2014/11/02/new99.asp
|archive-date=2015-04-02
|url-status=live
}}
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