Instead of measuring peaks from afar, on the horizon, with theodolites, today's surveyors get help from satellites. They have to climb up Everest with a GPS receiver. It's not easy, but it's more accurate. In general, it is supposed that due to plate tectonics, Everest is very slowly growing.
Instead of measuring peaks from afar, on the horizon, with theodolites, today's surveyors get help from satellites. They have to climb up Everest with a GPS receiver. It's not easy, but it's more accurate. In general, it is supposed that due to plate tectonics, Everest is very slowly growing.
Thank you for pointing this out! I should have thought about it, but your explanation makes a lot of sense!
If you are desperate for someone to translate Hebrew for you I could ask someone.
Thanks a lot, but it's a name and an address, and I don't think it's that important right now.
I mentioned it because I find that linguistic combination quite, well, 'interesting'.