Precision: The Measure of All Things
TV-PG
8.2
2013
Documentary
Precision: The Measure of All Things is a three-part British television series outlining aspects of the history of measurement. It was originally aired in June 2013 on BBC Four. The series comprised three programmes: Time and Distance; Mass and Moles and Heat, Light and Electricity.
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- Cast：
- Marcus du Sautoy
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EP1 - Time And Distance
June. 10,2013
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.
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EP2 - Mass and Moles
June. 17,2013
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EP3 - Heat, Light and Electricity
June. 24,2013
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