The Story of 1
The Story of 1

The Story of 1

2005-09-28 | 60 min

A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the decimal system created by Leibnitz.

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Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Marcus du Sautoy

Marcus du Sautoy

Ahmed Boulane

Ahmed Boulane

Fred Challa

Fred Challa

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