Time and Distance • 2013 • episode "1/3" • Precision: The Measure of All Things

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Professor Marcus du Sautoy tells the story of the metre and the second - how an astonishing journey across revolutionary France gave birth to the metre, and how scientists today are continuing to redefine the measurement of time and length, with extraordinary results.

Precision: The Measure of All Things • 2013 • 3 episodes •

Time and Distance
58:59
Time and Distance

Professor Marcus du Sautoy tells the story of the metre and the second - how an astonishing journey across revolutionary France gave birth to the metre, and how scientists today are continuing to redefine the measurement of time and length, with extraordinary results.

2013 • Physics

Mass and Moles
58:33
Mass and Moles

Deep underground in a vault beneath Paris lives the most important lump of metal in the world - Le Grand K. Created in the 19th century, it's the world's master kilogramme, the weight on which every other weight is based. But there is a problem with Le Grand K - it is losing weight. Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the history of this strange object and the astonishing modern day race to replace it.

2013 • Physics

Heat, Light and Electricity
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Heat, Light and Electricity

How we came to measure and harness the power of heat, light and electricity.

2013 • Physics

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