Precision: The Measure of All Things — Season 1
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About this season
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.
Episodes (3)
E1
1. Time And Distance
Aired 10 June 2013 • 60 min
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.
E2
2. Mass and Moles
Aired 17 June 2013 • 60 min
E3
3. Heat, Light and Electricity
Aired 24 June 2013 • 60 min