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    The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India was a project that aimed to carry out a survey across the Indian subcontinent with scientific precision. It was...
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    Arcot in western Tamil Nadu were then called Baramahal. The Great Trigonometrical Survey (1802–1852) was started by British surveyor Col. William Lambton...
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    its uses are unknown. From 1802 until 1871, the Great Trigonometrical Survey was a project to survey the Indian subcontinent with high precision. Starting...
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    began a triangulation survey in 1800-1802 that was later called the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. His initial survey was to measure the length...
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    temporary trigonometrical stations are set up near construction sites for monitoring the precision and progress of construction. Some trigonometrical stations...
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    all allowed for. Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey Drawings Great Trigonometrical Survey (Indian subcontinent) Public Land Survey System (United States) The...
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    Mailācā Dagaḍa) is a monument built by the British during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1907 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Zero Mile Stone...
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    mathematician who had specialised in Spherical Trigonometry, so that they could be a part of the Great Trigonometric Survey. In 1832, under the leadership of Everest...
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    astronomical assistant and, on 12 March 1861, superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. In the next two years the three last meridional series...
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    as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790) Bilby tower Great Trigonometrical Survey Multilateration, where a point is calculated...
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