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The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named
John Keay
The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named
John Keay
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 subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest.
226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams)
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 6, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780006531234 |
Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers |
Pages | 224 |
Dimensions | 129 × 200 × 12 mm · 190 g |
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