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

Keay, John

ISBN 10: 0060932953 / ISBN 13: 9780060932954

Published by Unknown, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named
• Publisher: Unknown
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060932953
• ISBN 13: 9780060932954
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

John Keay is the author of four acclaimed histories: The Honourable Company, about teh East India Company; Last Post, about imperical disengagement in the Far East; the two-volume Explorers of the Western Himalayas; and most recently, India: A History. His other books include India Discovered and Into India. John Keay is married with four children, lives in Scotland and is co-editor with Julia Keay of the Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland.