The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named

The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named image
ISBN-10:

0060932953

ISBN-13:

9780060932954

Author(s): KEAY, John
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Released: Aug 01, 2001
Publisher: Harper-perennial
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
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Description:

Chronicles the nineteenth-century undertaking to accurately measure the earth's surface by following a meridian, or longitudinal arc, from the southern tip of India through the Himalayas, a harrowing journey that also culminated in the discovery of Mount Everest. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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