Math and the Rise of Civilization

Season 1 • Episode 4: The World in Motion • Watch with subtitles

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The World in Motion

Episode 4: The World in Motion

December 26, 2011 • 50 min

This episode moves to the Renaissance period when European scientists were eager to use the formulas and philosophies learned from the Greeks to discover the mathematical secrets of the world and the universe. We witness the emergence of differential and integral calculus in a competitive environment so strong that competing theories divided the Western world.

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