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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
Author: John Keay
The Great Indian Arc of the Meridian, begun in 1800, was the longest maesurement of the earth's surface ever to have been attempted. Its 1,600 miles of inch-perfect survey took nearly fifty years. Hailed as "one of the most stupendous works in the history of science," it was also one of the most perilous. Snowy mountains and tropical jungles, fl...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060932954
ISBN-10: 0060932953
Publication Date: 8/1/2001
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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