People say 'What's there in a name?'
A lot, when it comes to history.
This is story of a man called Radhanath Sikdar, a mathematician from West Bengal.
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A lot, when it comes to history.
This is story of a man called Radhanath Sikdar, a mathematician from West Bengal.
#wednesdaythought #Everest #Story
Sikdar worked as 'the Chief Computer' while working on The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 18th century. He could precisely calculate height of mountains using rudimentary instruments.
This was when most of the world considered Kangchenjunga as the tallest mountain.
This was when most of the world considered Kangchenjunga as the tallest mountain.
In the year 1852, while mapping different Himalayan peaks, Sikdhar came across a very tall mountain. He recorded the height to be 8839 mtrs, making it the tallest mountain.
It is important to note that this peak already had a name in Nepalese, Sagar Matha. Tibetans called it Chomo Lungma.
Sir George Everest was a former in-charge of the survey and had retired by then. When Sikdar reported about the tallest mountain, the current in-charge of the survey, named it as Mount Everest as he considered George Everest his mentor.
Since then, in all the publications, references, documentaries, everywhere, this peak is mentioned by its name that was given in the year 1865, and not by the names which was associated with it for over thousand years.
Today, any layman would believe that person whose name was given to that mountain was associated with it, when in reality George Everest had never seen this peak in his life!
And that's why name matters, as it changes the history forever!
And that's why name matters, as it changes the history forever!
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