Who calculated height of mount Everest with the help of trigonometry?

Answer 1

Mount Everest (known then as Peak B) was discovered and measured by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India in 1847.

Answer 2

In 1856, Andrew Waugh announced that Mount Everest (then known as Peak XV) was 29,002 ft (8,840 m) high.

Answer 3

Mount Everest (known then as Peak B) was discovered and measured by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India in 1847.

Answer 4

Mount Everest (known then as Peak B) was discovered and measured for the first time by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India in 1847.