The Story of 1

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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

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Marcus du Sautoy

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Ahmed Boulane

Taverne Man (uncredited)

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Fred Challa

Khalifa (uncredited)

The Story of 1

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