Today I learned on Nostr: TIL Mount Everest is named after British surveyor George Everest who never visited or ...
TIL Mount Everest is named after British surveyor George Everest who never visited or saw it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Everest#:~:text=George%20Everest%20had%20no%20direct,Sikdar%2C%20who%20calculated%20its%20height.
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czfu8a/til_mount_everest_is_named_after_british_surveyor/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Everest#:~:text=George%20Everest%20had%20no%20direct,Sikdar%2C%20who%20calculated%20its%20height.
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czfu8a/til_mount_everest_is_named_after_british_surveyor/