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Science and Quantity

Genre: Television

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Philippe Lecorbeiller Gerald Holton WGBH-TV Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council

Format: 16mm

Description: Discusses the importance of numerical measurement in the progress of science. Uses experiments from physics, chemistry, and astronomy to show how a quantitative approach to science aids in understanding. Presents a brief history of the evolution of the mathematics in science. Features Dr. Gerald Holton, Professor of Physics, Harvard University. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.

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