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DNA Special: Why Mt Everest should be renamed after Indian mathematician Radhanath Sikdar
We floated the idea of renaming Mount Everest to Mount Sikdar because the British robbed him of his credit and gave it to Sir George Everest.
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Updated: Jan 15, 2021, 06:39 AM IST
Great Mathematician Radhanath Sikdar made history when he first measured the height of Mount Everest. However, when history was written, the achievements of Radhanath Sikdar were forgotten and that is why we will elaborate three points to let the world know about this great man s achievements and why Mt Everest should be renamed Mt Sikdar.
Kenneth Mason, a famous professor at the Oxford University, shared an anecdote related to Mount Everest in one of his lectures. The lecture was titled Himalayan Romances .
DNA Explainer : What is the calculated height of Mount Everest?
In 1830, Sir George Everest became director of Survey of India. In 1831 he appointed Radhanath Sikdar a mathematician from WB to the post of Computer.
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Updated: Jan 13, 2021, 06:22 PM IST
Indian mathematician and surveyor Radhanath Sikdar was probably the first person to identify that Mount Everest (then known as peak XV) was the world s highest peak as he was the first person to calculate the height of the mountain in 1852. However it was officially announced in March 1856.
In 1830, Sir George Everest became the director of Survey of India and in the year 1831, he appointed Radhanath Sikdar, a mathematician from West Bengal, to the post of Computer in the Survey of India.