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The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named
John Keay
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| #914322 in Books | 2001-08-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 5.08 x.47 x7.80l,.40 | File type: PDF | 226 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Review of The Great Arc|By ptt|This is an interesting story but it is told in a rather pedantic manner. The author makes one large scientific error and another smaller one. When the survey party got to the foothills of the Himalayas they expected that the plumb line would be attracted to the mass of these mountains, however, the effect was only one-third of that expected (Pra|About the Author|John Keay is an author and broadcaster specialising in Asian history and current affairs. His other books include (in addition to his HarperCollins backlist above): Into India, When Men and Mountains Meet, Eccentric Travellers and Explorers Extr
A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. The graphic story of the measurement of a meridian, or longitudinal, arc extending from the tip of the Indian subcontinent to the mountains of the Himalayas. Much the longest such measurement hitherto made, it posed horrendous technica...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named | John Keay.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
