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The Story of Maths: The Language of the Universe

The Story of Maths - 1. The Language of the Universe

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

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Marcus du Sautoy uncovers the use of a decimal system based on ten fingers of the hand and looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.

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