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Britain Goes Decimal

Date released

18 Feb 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2176A

NoS ID

028710

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain Goes Decimal. DESCRIPTION: D Day comes and goes and the country quickly adjusts to the new decimal coins. There’s a bit of confusion at first of course, and most people needed...

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Decimal Change Over

Date released

11 Feb 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2175A

NoS ID

028699

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Decimal Change Over. DESCRIPTION: D Day’s a big day. The changing faces of our shillings and pence are here to stay and we’ve got to get used to the idea. A big changeover too for...

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Set for Decimals

Date released

13 Jun 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2036A

NoS ID

027418

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Set for Decimals. DESCRIPTION: The new Bronze Coppers, to be introduced when Decimal Coinage starts in 1971, are now on sale. But, unlike the five and tenpenny pieces, they won’t be...

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Switch to Decimal Coinage

Date released

25 Feb 1965

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

65/17

NoS ID

111501

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

Mint is busy with coins for use when new system is adopted new [six] year.

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Decimal Switch Down Under

Date released

24 Feb 1966

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1916A

NoS ID

026339

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Decimal Switch Down Under. DESCRIPTION: Australia goes decimal, switching from LSD to counting coins in tens. The initial change over period operates smoothly with most people as...

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Duke Opens Mint

Date released

4 Mar 1965

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

65/19

NoS ID

111509

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

His Royal Highness sets machinery in motion for production of Australian decimal coinage.

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Number Systems (3 Parts) (1970 Audio)

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 3 x 25 min.

Part 1: Advantages and disadvantages of analogue and binary representation-digital using decimal digits and digital using binary digits. Conversion from decimal and binary. Binary addition. Advantages and...

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Decimal Coinage

Date released

1968

Series name

Calendar

Issue no

238

NoS ID

324142

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D-Day

Date released

Feb 1971

Series name

Mining Review 24th Year

Issue no

6

NoS ID

346512

Story no

1 / 3

NoS synopsis: Conversion for ‘Decimal Day’

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Calculating Pi (1987 Video)

Producer

David Saunders

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Discusses how mathematicians have calculated the value of pi through history. Discusses Taylor series expansions involving the inverse tangent functions. Demonstrates Machin’s formula, the basis for a...

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