The Great Arc
by John Keay
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Publisher:
HarperCollins UK
| Genre: | History |
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| Language: | en |
| Published: | 2001 |
| ISBN13: | 9780006531234 |
| ISBN10: | 0006531237 |
About the Book
This is the graphic story of the measurement of a meridian, or longitudinal arc, extending from southern India to the Himalayas. It gives a vidid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects in the 19th century.