Great arc: (Record no. 222023)
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| fixed length control field | 01727nam a22002417a 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220325093548.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 220325b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0060195185 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | Aloy |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 526.954 |
| Item number | KEAG |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | John Keay |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 25799 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Great arc: |
| Remainder of title | The dramatic tale of how India was mapped and everest was named |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Harper Collins Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2000 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi,182 p. |
| Other physical details | HB |
| Dimensions | 22x14 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Source of price type code | Mathematical Geography |
| Price amount | 24.00 |
| Currency code | $ |
| Unit of pricing | 24.00 |
| 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.<br/>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.<br/>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.<br/>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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | India Great Trigonometrical Survey History |
| 9 (RLIN) | 25800 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Godesy India |
| 9 (RLIN) | 25801 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Himalaya Mountains |
| 9 (RLIN) | 25802 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | KEAY (John) |
| 9 (RLIN) | 25803 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | George Fernandes Collections |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Others | St Aloysius Library | St Aloysius Library | 03/24/2013 | 526.954 KEAG | GF03046 | 03/25/2022 | 03/25/2022 | George Fernandes Collections |
