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The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named
John Keay
Non-fiction · Indian history
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This is the graphic story of the measurement of a meridian, or longitudinal arc, extending from southern India to the Himalayas. It gives a vidid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects in the 19th century.
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