The Story of Maths
The Story of Maths
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The Story of Maths

7.5 / 10
2008
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, escorts you through the most important of all intellectual disciplines: Mathematics, the Empress of the Sciences.

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Magellan TV
Magellan TV
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Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel

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Seasons

  • The Language of the Universe

    1.The Language of the Universe

    06-10-200860m

    Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.

  • The Genius of the East

    2.The Genius of the East

    13-10-200860m

    A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.

  • The Frontiers of Space

    3.The Frontiers of Space

    20-10-200860m

    How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.

  • To Infinity and Beyond

    4.To Infinity and Beyond

    27-10-200860m

    Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.

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