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

Keay, John

 
9780060195182: The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named

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The dramatic tale of the "great arc"--the measure of the meridian, or longitudinal arc--follows the scientists and surveyers as they trudged through jungles and tundra alike beginning in 1802 to mark this important line on the globe. 25,000 first printing.

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