Precision: The Measure of All Things

Precision: The Measure of All Things

Mass and Moles (1x2)


Uitzenddatum: Jun 17, 2013

Deep underground in a vault beneath Paris lives the most important lump of metal in the world - Le Grand K. Created in the 19th century, it's the world's master kilogramme, the weight on which every other weight is based. But there is a problem with Le Grand K - it is losing weight. Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the history of this strange object and the astonishing modern day race to replace it.

  • in première gegaan: Jun 2013
  • Afleveringen: 3
  • Volgers: 2
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  • BBC Four
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