The Last Word Climbing Mt
In 1852, a Bengali mathematician and surveyor named Radhanath Sikhdar determined that “Peak XV” was actually the very best point on the earth. In 1865, Sikhdar’s discovery was confirmed. India’s Surveyor-Common Sir Andrew Waugh renamed the mountain Mount Everest after Sir George Everest, his predecessor and the person overseeing the original survey that listed “Peak …