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The ascent of man a personal view. disc 2

A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. Made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.

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  • "A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. Made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind."@en
  • "Attempts a massive survey of science, from flint tools to the theory of relativity. A crawling infant, a performing athlete, development of the hunt, and discovery of fire are used to illustrate the most distinctive feature of man: imagination."@en
  • "A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind."@en
  • "Volume 3. The grain in the stone: "Man splits a stone and reassembles the pieces to build a wall, a cathedral, a city. From the Greek temples of Paestum and the cathedrals of medieval France to modern Los Angeles, this film expresses humanity's faith and fancy as architect and builder."--Container."@en
  • "Volume 5. Music of the spheres: "Traces the evolution of mathematics and explores the relationship of numbers to musical harmony, early astronomy and perspective in painting. It follows the spread of Greek ideas through the courts and bazaars of the Islamic Empire to Moorish Spain and Renaissance Europe."--Container."@en
  • "A television series surveying the development of science. Volume 3: Man splits a stone and reassembles the pieces to build a wall, a cathedral, a city. From the Greek temples of Paestum and the cathedrals of medieval France to modern Los Angeles, this film expresses humanity's faith and fancy as architect and builder. Volume 4: The Shang bronze craftsmen of China and the samurai swordsmith of Japan are the starting point for this journey, which leads from the beginnings of chemistry to Dalton's atomic theory and our knowledge of the elements. Volume 5: Traces the evolution of mathematics and explores the relationship of numbers to musical harmony, early astronomy and perspective in painting. It follows the spread of Greek ideas through the courts and bazaars of the Islamic Empire to Moorish Spain and Renaissance Europe."@en
  • "Volume 4. The hidden structure: "The Shang bronze craftsmen of China and the Samurai swordsmith of Japan are the starting point for this journey, which leads from the beginnings of chemistry to Dalton's atomic theory and our knowledge of the elements."--Container."@en
  • "V. 3. The grain in the stone: "Man splits a stone and reassembles the pieces to build a wall, a cathedral, a city. From the Greek temples of Paestum and the cathedrals of medieval France to modern Los Angeles, this film expresses humanity's faith and fancy as architect and builder."--Publisher description."@en
  • "V. 4. The hidden structure: "The Shang bronze craftsmen of China and the Samurai swordsmith of Japan are the starting point for this journey, which leads from the beginnings of chemistry to Dalton's atomic theory and our knowledge of the elements."--Publisher description."@en
  • "V. 5. Music of the spheres: "Traces the evolution of mathematics and explores the relationship of numbers to musical harmony, early astronomy and perspective in painting. It follows the spread of Greek ideas through the courts and bazaars of the Islamic Empire to Moorish Spain and Renaissance Europe."--Publisher description."@en

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  • "Science television programs"@en
  • "Documentary television programs"@en
  • "Closed captioned DVDs"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Nonfiction television programs"@en
  • "History"@en
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  • "The ascent of man a personal view. disc 2"@en
  • "Ascent of man. Disc two"@en
  • "The ascent of man : a personal view by Jacob Bronowski. Disc 2"@en
  • "The ascent of man. Disc 2"@en

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