The Great Arc

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

1st American Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

Chronicles the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, a venture initiated by British army officer William Lambton to measure the earth's surface, and discusses its completion under Lambton's successor, George Everest.

Book information

ISBN: 9780060195182
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Pub date:
Edition: 1st American Edition
DEWEY: 526.10954
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 182
Weight: 408g
Height: 215mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm