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Calendar of Scientific Pioneers

Nature volume 108, page 452 (1921)Cite this article

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December 1, 1866. Sir George Everest died.—Entering the East India Company in 1806 as a cadet, Everest in 1823 succeeded Lambton as superintendent of the Trigonometrical Survey of India. Under his direction the measurement of the arc of meridian from Cape Comorin to the north of India was completed. His name was given to the great peak in the Himalayas.

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