Precision: The Measure of All Things

Synopsis: Series in which Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us and why we have reduced the universe to just a handful of fundamental units of measurement. From the first cave paintings of Cro-Magnon man to atomic clocks, he shows how our human desire for ever greater precision has changed the course of history and society.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2013
Notes: First broadcast on BBC4 in June 2013
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: history of mathematics; history of science; measurement; Astronomy

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