1 option
The beauty of diagrams. Episode 3, Copernicus & Pioneer plaque / producer/director Steven Clarke ; series producer/director, Michael Waterhouse.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543.
- Copernicus, Nicolaus.
- Astronomy.
- Pioneer (Space probes).
- Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Geometrical drawing.
- Scientific illustration.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (50 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Internationally acclaimed mathematician Marcus du Sautoy illustrates that, far from being a reluctant visual medium, science is actually at the forefront of many of the world's most iconic and revolutionary designs. Creatively navigating his way through numerous diagrams, graphs and sketches, from Newton's Prism and Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man to Watson and Crick's extraordinary diagram of the Double Helix, he shows how they defined and shaped complex scientific theories, and came to be accepted as astonishing images in their own right.
- Participant:
- Presented by Marcus duSautoy.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 29, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1084950687
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.