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

Keay, John

 
9780060932954: The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named

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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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