
Story of Maths
The Language of the Universe
Documentary · Oct 6, 2008 · 50 min MagellanTV Documentaries
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S1, E1: In the first episode of this fascinating BBC science documentary, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy goes back in time to a pivotal moment in ancient Egypt and Greek history. Decimal systems are created, while the way we tell time today is based on a Babylonian Base 60 number system. What would our lives be like without the fundamental theories of math giants such as Archimedes and Pythagoras?
Documentary · Oct 6, 2008 · 50 min