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

Name: The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named
Brand: HarperCollins
SKU: ByrdShop_0060195185
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hardcover – September 1, 2000

by Keay, John

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ISBN-13: 9780060195182 ISBN-10: 0060195185

Publisher

HarperCollins

Binding

hardcover

Published

September 1, 2000

Weight

0.9 lbs

Dimensions

21.00×2.10×14.00 cm

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The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named by Keay, John. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780060195182.

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.