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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 ArcThe Dramatic Tale Of How India Was Mapped And Everest Was NamedThe Great Indian Arc of the Meridian, begun in 1800, was the longest measurement of the earth's surface ever to have been attempted. Its 1,600 miles of inch-perfect survey took nearly fifty years, cost more lives than most contemporary wars, and involved equations...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060195182
ISBN-10: 0060195185
Publication Date: 9/2000
Pages: 182
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
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