Series · 2013–2013Ended

Precision: The Measure of All Things

Name: Precision: The Measure of All Things
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-06-10
Cast: Marcus du Sautoy

7.3·1 season·3 episodes·60 min avg.·United Kingdom

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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Jun 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.