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 Seiten
• 8 Lesestunden

• Biografien
• Historisches Thema
• Karten & Reisen
• Sachbücher
• Wahre Geschichten

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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.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Einband: Paperback