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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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S., E. Calendar of Scientific Pioneers. Nature 108, 452 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108452a0
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