The great arc : (Record no. 1126)
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| fixed length control field | 01402nam a2200157 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0006531237 (paperback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780006531234 (paperback) |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823 |
| Item number | KEA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Keay, John. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The great arc : |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, |
| Year of publication | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 226 p. ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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 technical difficulties, made impossible physical demands on the survey parties (jungle, tigers, mountains etc.), and took over 50 years. But the scientific results were commensurate, including the discovery of the world's highest peaks and a new calculation of the curvature of the earth's surface. The Indian Mutiny of 1857 triggered a massive construction of roads, railways, telegraph lines and canals throughout India: all depended heavily on the accuracy of the maps which the Great Arc had made possible. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0006531237/chopaconline-20 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Humanities & S.Sciences | Mahindra University VNLRC | Mahindra University VNLRC | General Stacks | 01/02/2015 | Amazon | 294.00 | 823 KEA | 4012 | Books |