The earliest known survey of the mountain was in 1715. The Qing Empire in China studied the mountain while mapping its territory. In 1802, the British were conducting a survey of the highest mountains in the world. They wanted to measure Everest, but the government of Nepal did not allow them to enter the country. They suspected that the British might try to claim the mountain as their own. Five decades later, in 1852, an Indian mathematician and surveyor named Radhanath Sikdar identified Everest as the world's highest peak. The name Mount Everest was officially adopted as the English name for the mountain in 1865. It was named after Sir George Everest, an early British surveyor who was the head of the survey. What's interesting is that Everest objected to the mountain being named after him. He argued that his name was too difficult to pronounce in the local language, Hindi. How would the information be different if the excerpt were told from a first-person point of view?

a
The author might share information about how he or she felt about the different attempts to measure the mountain.

b
The author might share information about how the first American felt when he reached the summit of the mountain.

c
The author might share information about other early Americans who reached the summit and in what year.

d
The author might share information about what hiking equipment the first American climber used to reach the summit.