Summary Terry Jones hosts this documentary on the number one. It looks at early evidence of counting, the use of numbers for simple arithmetic in Sumeria, the development of large numbers and their use for engineering in Egypt, the worship of numbers by Pythagoras and the theoretical mathematics of the Archimedes. It also looks at the use of numbers by the Romans, the development of Arabic numerals in India, the discovery of the number zero, the development of algebra in the Islamic world, the decline of Roman numerals in the west, and the development of the binary system. View more details
Directed : Nick Murphy
Written : Unknown
Stars : Terry Jones Ahmed Boulane Marcus du Sautoy Leo Jampinjinpa Wayne
Genres : Comedy History Documentary
Release date : Sep 27, 2005
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Dreamaker Productions Impossible Pictures Boulane O'Byrne Production
Summary Terry Jones hosts this documentary on the number one. It looks at early evidence of counting, the use of numbers for simple arithmetic in Sumeria, the development of large numbers and their use for engineering in Egypt, the worship of numbers by Pythagoras and the theoretical mathematics of the Archimedes. It also looks at the use of numbers by the Romans, the development of Arabic numerals in India, the discovery of the number zero, the development of algebra in the Islamic world, the decline of Roman numerals in the west, and the development of the binary system. View more details
Genres : Comedy History Documentary
Release date : Sep 27, 2005
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Dreamaker Productions Impossible Pictures Boulane O'Byrne Production
