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During Great Trigonometric Survey they used theodolites to measure Mount Everest.

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Who descovered mount everest?

George Everest discovered Mount Everest in 1852.


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The first recorded height for Mount Everest was 29.002ft 8.839m in 1852.


Who worked out that mount Everest was the tallest mountain in the world in 1852?

Radhanath Sikhdar was the first to calculate Mt. Everest in 1852.


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When was the height of mount Everest discovered?

In 1852 the highest mountain was located and recorded, this mountain was named Peak XV (Mount Everest).


How many years has mount Everest been famous for?

Mount Everest has been a famous mountain from when it was relized it was the highest mountain in the world. This was recorded in 1852.


When was mount Everest known as the highest mounta in the world?

In 1852 the highest mountain was located and recorded, this mountain was named Peak XV (Mount Everest).


What year did sir george Everest first discover mount Everest?

It was in 1852 that the highest mountain was located and recorded.


What year was Everest made?

Mount Everest was not made it was discovered around 1850-1852 by a man named Radhanath Sickdhar.


How much taller was Mt Everest determined to be in 1999 than in 1852?

When Mount Everest was measured in 1852 it was said to be 29.002ft or 8.839m. In 1999 it was measured to be 29.035ft or 8.850m. That is a difference of 33ft or 11m.


Who found out that mount Everest was the tallest mountain in the world in 1852?

Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India


What was the height of Mount Everest when it was first formed?

Mount Everest was formed approx 60 million years ago, no one would know its height back then. However, the first recorded height taken in 1852 was 29.002ft or 8.839.