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"Account Of The Operations Of The Great Trigonometrical Survey Of India..." Volume 1 details the monumental surveying efforts undertaken in British India. This historical document provides a comprehensive look at the methods, challenges, and achievements of the surveyors who meticulously mapped the Indian subcontinent. Compiled by the Trigonometrical Branch of the Survey of India, under the direction of figures like James Thomas Walker and Sidney Gerald Burrard, this volume offers insights into the scientific and logistical aspects of a project that reshaped geographical knowledge. The account...
"Account Of The Operations Of The Great Trigonometrical Survey Of India..." Volume 1 details the monumental surveying efforts undertaken in British India. This historical document provides a comprehensive look at the methods, challenges, and achievements of the surveyors who meticulously mapped the Indian subcontinent. Compiled by the Trigonometrical Branch of the Survey of India, under the direction of figures like James Thomas Walker and Sidney Gerald Burrard, this volume offers insights into the scientific and logistical aspects of a project that reshaped geographical knowledge. The account covers early surveying techniques, instruments used, and the initial phases of the Great Trigonometrical Survey. It remains a valuable resource for historians of science, geography, and British India, offering a unique perspective on the intersection of imperial ambition and scientific endeavor. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.