Book contents
- Science on the Roof of the World
- Science in History
- Science on the Roof of the World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Measuring Mountains
- 2 Unstable Instruments
- 3 Suffering Bodies
- 4 Frozen Relics
- 5 Higher Gardens
- 6 Vertical Limits
- Conclusion: A Vertical Globe
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2022
- Science on the Roof of the World
- Science in History
- Science on the Roof of the World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Measuring Mountains
- 2 Unstable Instruments
- 3 Suffering Bodies
- 4 Frozen Relics
- 5 Higher Gardens
- 6 Vertical Limits
- Conclusion: A Vertical Globe
- Bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Science on the Roof of the WorldEmpire and the Remaking of the Himalaya, pp. viiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022