Precision: The Measure of All Things

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.

Jun 10, 20131 seasons3 episodesEndedEN

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Marcus du Sautoy

Self - Presenter

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Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

Premiered Jun 10, 2013

Episodes

1–3 of 3

Ep 1

Time And Distance

Jun 10, 2013

60m

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.