
Precision: The Measure of All Things
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S1 AFL. 1 - Time and Distance
10 juni 201359min.Professor Marcus du Sautoy tells the story of the meter and the second, how an astonishing journey across revolutionary France gave birth to the meter, and how scientists today are continuing to redefine the measurement of time and length with extraordinary results.Deze video is momenteel niet beschikbaarS1 AFL. 2 - Mass and Moles
17 juni 201359min.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 kilogram, the weight on which every other weight is based. But there is a problem with Le Grand K... it is losing weight. Marcus explores the history of this strange object and the astonishing modern day race to replace it.Deze video is momenteel niet beschikbaarS1 AFL. 3 - Light, Heat, and Electricity
24 juni 201359min.From lightning bolts and watt engines to electromagnetic waves and single electrons, Professor Marcus du Sautoy continues his journey into the world of measurement, as he reveals how we came to measure and harness the power of heat, light, and electricity. It's a journey that has involved the greatest minds in science, and today, is getting down to the very building blocks of atoms.Deze video is momenteel niet beschikbaar