Precision: The Measure of All Things

Precision: The Measure of All Things

TV-PG2013•1h 0m•7.3/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(9)

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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Production

Big Wave Productions Ltd.

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 10, 2013

Last Aired

June 24, 2013

Networks

BBC Four

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Time And Distance

E1

Time And Distance

Air date: 2013-06-10

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.

Mass and Moles

E2

Mass and Moles

Air date: 2013-06-17

Heat, Light and Electricity

E3

Heat, Light and Electricity

Air date: 2013-06-24

Cast

Marcus du Sautoy

Marcus du Sautoy

Self - Presenter

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