Hipparchus explains how two numbers can describe the position of a point on a sphere.
He then explains stereographic projection: how can one draw a picture of the Earth on a piece of paper?
Title | Dimensions: a walk through mathematics - Season 1 Episode 1 Dimension Two |
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Year | 2008 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | France |
Studio | BBC One |
Cast | |
Crew | Aurélien Alvarez (Additional Construction) |
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First Air Date | Jul 18, 2008 |
Last Air date | Sep 12, 2008 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 9 Episode |
Runtime | 15:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 7.50/ 10 by 2.00 users |
Popularity | 0.712 |
Language | English |