Where To Stream Precision The Measure of All Things Season 1 Episode 2
Mass and Moles
- Aired June 17, 2013
- 60 Min
Deep underground in a vault beneath Paris lives the most important lump of metal in the world - Le Grand K. Created in the 19th century, it's the world's master kilogramme, the weight on which every other weight is based. But there is a problem with Le Grand K - it is losing weight. Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the history of this strange object and the astonishing modern day race to replace it.