The Beauty of Diagrams

  

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The Beauty of Diagrams3/6. Marcus du Sautoy tells the story behind Isaac Newton's diagram of a prism which demonstrated that white light is not pure, but made up of different colours. Also in HD. [S]Mon, Mar 21, 1:05 amBBC FOUR30 mins
The Beauty of Diagrams6/6. Marcus du Sautoy explores the story behind the Pioneer Plaque, a diagram on board a space probe which would reveal facts about the Earth to extraterrestrial life. Also in HD. [S]Wed, Oct 6, 1:15 amBBC FOUR30 mins
The Beauty of Diagrams3/6. Marcus du Sautoy tells the story behind Isaac Newton's diagram of a prism which demonstrated that white light is not pure, but made up of different colours. Also in HD. [S]Wed, Oct 6, 12:45 amBBC FOUR30 mins
The Beauty of Diagrams2/6. Marcus du Sautoy tells the story behind Copernicus's diagram of a sun-centred universe. Also in HD. [S]Mon, Oct 4, 1:30 amBBC FOUR30 mins
The Beauty of Diagrams1/6. The story behind Leonardo da Vinci's diagram of the perfect human body, which synthesises his passions for anatomy, the mechanics of the human body and geometry. Also in HD. [S]Mon, Oct 4, 1:00 amBBC FOUR30 mins
The Beauty of Diagrams6/6. Marcus du Sautoy explores the story behind the Pioneer Plaque, a diagram on board a space probe which would reveal facts about the Earth to extra-terrestrial life. Also in HD. [S]Thu, Jun 4, 7:30 pmBBC FOUR30 mins