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The great arc : the dramatic tale of how India was mapped and Everest was named / John Keay.
TITLE:
The great arc : the dramatic tale of how India was mapped and Everest was named / John Keay.
By:
Keay, John.
Publication Date:
2000
Publication Information:
London : HarperCollins,
Physical Description:
182 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term:
Geodesy -- India -- History -- 19th century.

Geodesy -- Himalaya Mountains -- History -- 19th century.
Geographic Term:
India -- Surveys -- History -- 19th century.

Himalaya Mountains -- Surveys -- History -- 19th century.
Summary:
A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian William Lambton and George Everest.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780002570626
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