Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
surveyor
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Great_Trigonometrical_Survey
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| gptkbp:category |
history of geodesy
British colonial history in India |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named (book by John Keay)
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1871
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Great Arc
|
| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 2,400 km
|
| gptkbp:measuredFrom |
near Chennai (Madras)
|
| gptkbp:measuredTo |
near Dehradun
|
| gptkbp:notableLeader |
gptkb:William_Lambton
gptkb:George_Everest |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to measure the meridian arc from the southernmost point of India to the northernmost point
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Survey_of_India
Mount Everest naming |
| gptkbp:significance |
basis for mapping the Indian subcontinent
helped determine the shape of the Earth |
| gptkbp:startYear |
1802
|
| gptkbp:technology |
gptkb:theodolite
baseline measurement apparatus |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Keay
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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