Life by the Numbers (1998)

Genres - Science & Technology  |   Sub-Genres - Inventions & Innovations  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis

Part 5 examines how mapmakers use geometry to chart "The Shape of the World." Included: the Defense Department's "terrain visualization" equipment; how the ancient Greeks established the shape of the Earth; the use of sonar to map the ocean floor. Danny Glover hosts.

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geography, map, mathematics, technology