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

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• John Keay

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• 224 pagine
• 8 ore di lettura

• Biografie e pensieri
• Mappe e viaggi
• Saggistica
• Storia
• Turismo / Viaggi

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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.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2001

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