The Story of 1
Sep 28 2005
•1h 0m
•Documentary
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.
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Terry Jones
Él Mismo
Marcus du Sautoy
Él Mismo
Ahmed Boulane
Taverne Man (uncredited)
Fred Challa
Khalifa (uncredited)
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