 In 1847, Everest published "An Account of the Measurement of Two Sections of the Meridional Arc of India", for which he was awarded a medal by the Royal Astronomical Society.He was later elected to fellowship of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Geographical Society.Everest was promoted to colonel in 1854, made a Commander of the Order of the Bath in February 1861, and created a Knight Bachelor in March 1861.