Everest /
In 1856 the British colonial powers in India published some results from their Great Trigonometric Survey that put the height of a mountain in the western Himalayas at 8,848 metres. The peak, known as Chomolangma was referred to as Peak XV by the survey group, but as the highest mountain known, it w...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
| Published: |
Geelong, Victoria :
Switch International,
2011.
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| Series: | In short : a lesson on almost everything ;
Episode 240 VAST: academic video online |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | In 1856 the British colonial powers in India published some results from their Great Trigonometric Survey that put the height of a mountain in the western Himalayas at 8,848 metres. The peak, known as Chomolangma was referred to as Peak XV by the survey group, but as the highest mountain known, it was named by the British, Mt Everest after the previous surveyor general George Everest. This was the beginning of the worldʼs fascination with the highest peak but it was not until 1921 when Tibet opened that climbers began attempts to reach the summit. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:02:32 |