The Great Trigonometrical Survey
a. changed India from an exotic and mystical land into a precisely ordered part of a coherent world region.
b. discovered the source and direction of the Niger River.
c. recognized the various cultures of India.
d. plotted and charted the Himalayas, which was its primary goal.
e. identified the French and English empires in the world.
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