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- catalog contributor b11077431.
- catalog coverage "Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-298).".
- catalog description "Pt. I. The life and work of Sir George Everest -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Early years: family beginnings and a military education -- 3. India 1806-1820: early survey work, an important appointment, and jungle fever -- 4. The Cape of Good Hope 1820-1821: a time for recovery, and confirmation of historical observations -- 5. India 1822-1825: taking charge of the Survey, and battling with fever again -- 6. England 1825-1830: sick leave at home, arguing for better equipment and conditions of service -- 7. India 1830-1834: a period of intensive field work -- 8. India 1834-1839: better instruments, and remeasurement -- 9. The Jervis affair -- 10. India 1839-1843: final measurements, and the handover of the Survey to Waugh -- 11. England 1843-1866: retirement, a late marriage, and recognition -- Pt. II. The Park Estate and family matters -- 12. The Park Estate -- 13. Family memories from Sir George's niece, Mary Boole -- 14. Relatives and friends -- 15. Chronology -- Pt. III. The measuring and naming of Mount Everest -- 16. The mountain: measuring its height -- 17. The mountain: the issues of its name -- App. 1. Instrumentation used in the Survey of India -- App. 2. Instrument makers -- App. 3. An atlas of India -- App. 4. Everest's role in administration -- App. 5. The figure of the Earth and geodesy.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 306 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Everest.".
- catalog identifier "1870325729".
- catalog isFormatOf "Everest.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Scotland, UK : Whittles Pub.,".
- catalog relation "Everest.".
- catalog spatial "Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)".
- catalog spatial "India".
- catalog subject "526.9/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Everest, George, Sir, 1790-1866.".
- catalog subject "Surveying India History.".
- catalog subject "Surveyors India Biography.".
- catalog subject "TA533.E94 S63 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Pt. I. The life and work of Sir George Everest -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Early years: family beginnings and a military education -- 3. India 1806-1820: early survey work, an important appointment, and jungle fever -- 4. The Cape of Good Hope 1820-1821: a time for recovery, and confirmation of historical observations -- 5. India 1822-1825: taking charge of the Survey, and battling with fever again -- 6. England 1825-1830: sick leave at home, arguing for better equipment and conditions of service -- 7. India 1830-1834: a period of intensive field work -- 8. India 1834-1839: better instruments, and remeasurement -- 9. The Jervis affair -- 10. India 1839-1843: final measurements, and the handover of the Survey to Waugh -- 11. England 1843-1866: retirement, a late marriage, and recognition -- Pt. II. The Park Estate and family matters -- 12. The Park Estate -- 13. Family memories from Sir George's niece, Mary Boole -- 14. Relatives and friends -- 15. Chronology -- Pt. III. The measuring and naming of Mount Everest -- 16. The mountain: measuring its height -- 17. The mountain: the issues of its name -- App. 1. Instrumentation used in the Survey of India -- App. 2. Instrument makers -- App. 3. An atlas of India -- App. 4. Everest's role in administration -- App. 5. The figure of the Earth and geodesy.".
- catalog title "Everest : the man and the mountain / J.R. Smith.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".