The Story of Maths

7.5/1020081hEnded1 Season · 4 Episodes

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Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, escorts you through the most important of all intellectual disciplines: Mathematics, the Empress of the Sciences.

Released: Oct 6, 2008

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Season 1

4 episodes

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Marcus du Sautoy

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Christopher Anagnostakis

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