The Great Arc
Subtitle: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: August 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780060932954
Subjects: Special Interest - Adventure; Science; Himalaya Mountains; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geography; History; Science / History; Geodesy; 19th century; India
First sentence: The word 'jungle' comes from India.