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Title:

The story of 1 [videorecording] / Impossible Pictures for BBC ; historical consultant & co-writer, Alan Ereira ; executive producer for BBC, Adam Kemp ; executive producer, Jasper James ; produced & directed by Nick Murphy.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Full screen.

Publisher:

PBS Home Video,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

One (The number)--History.
Numeration--History.
Numerals--History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.

Other Authors:

Ereira, Alan.
Kemp, Adam.
James, Jasper.
Murphy, Nick.
Jones, Terry, 1942-
Hartley, Chris.
Norrey, Peter.
Unwin, Ty.
Du Sautoy, Marcus.
Impossible Pictures.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Jellyfish Productions.
FremantleMedia.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
PBS Home Video.

Notes:

Documentary program. Presented by Terry Jones. "PBS." "FremantleMedia"--Container. Program content: c2005. "Not rated"--Container. "SONE601"--Disc label.

Summary:

A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the decimal system created by Leibnitz.

ISBN:

9780793692088
0793692083

OCLC:

(OCoLC)67293687

UPC:

841887007092

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OAAX516 -- Maharishi University of Management Library (Fairfield)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)