The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named
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September 1, 2000
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ISBN-13: 9780060195182
ISBN-10: 0060195185
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The dramatic tale of the "great arc"--the measure of the meridian or longitudinal arc--follows the scientists and surveyers as they trudged through jungles and tundra alike beginning in 1802 to mark this important line on the globe. 25 000 first printing.