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  1. How to Study Random Shapes (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor John Kent as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Shape is a key aspect of geometric objects. Two objects are said to have the same...

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  2. Staying Ahead of the Opposition (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2006 hire: £5.00 35.00 (inclusive)

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor Mike Atkinson as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Number sequences are found in nearly every area of mathematics. The same...

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  3. New Wine in Old Bottles (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 57 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor Peter Hilton as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Fibonacci numbers tell us how we can tell if our pineapple is ripe or overripe,...

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  4. Measuring the Marigold (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Biology; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 31 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor Peter Saunders as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Mathematics can be applied to biology in its own right, not just as a sort of...

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  5. Wild Geometry (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 43 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor Nigel Ray as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. If tame geometry is epitomised by familiar shapes of everyday life, wild geometry is...

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  6. Translations: Engineering Design 2020 AD (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Spence
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inclusive)

    A view of the future of engineering design in the form of a dramatisation of a dinner party taking place in the year 2020, hosted by an eminent engineer and at which the guests are fellow engineers. In the...

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  7. Fermat’s Last Theorem (1994)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 25 minutes), £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Dr R Pinch as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. The video gives a brief history of the attempts that have been made to solve Fermat’s...

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  8. Ion Implantation: ‘The Invisible Shield’ (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 13 min.

    An introduction to surface treatment of metal tools by ion implantation. This technique modifies the tool surface, improving the wear, corrosion resistance and frictional properties. The SPRINT project...

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  9. Designing Experiments with Allowance for Interfering Neighbours (1993)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor R A Bailey as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. It shows that a little mathematics can improve the design of expensive agricultural...

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  10. How to See Objects in Four Dimensions (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire Sale (Imperial College), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 54 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor S A Robertson as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Our experience of the physical world through sight, touch and hearing is the raw...

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