After returning to England, he joined Prince of Wales' Lodge, London, on 20 February 1829.

Early career in India

Little is known about Everest's earliest years in India, but when he first arrived in the country at 16 years old he showed a talent for mathematics and astronomy. He was seconded to Java in 1814, where Lieutenant-Governor Stamford Raffles appointed him to survey the island. Everest returned to Bengal in 1816, where he improved British

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