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Infinite Secrets
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Great Surviving Manuscripts
Take a look at photographs and read details about
some of the most significant early manuscripts—including the Dead Sea Scrolls and Novgorod birch
bark manuscripts and wax tablets—to have turned
up in modern times. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
The Archimedes Palimpsest
Read a time line of what happened to Archimedes'
work from when he created it to today, see how a
palimpsest is made, and learn how the Archimedes
palimpsest was imaged. (Flash plug-in required
for some parts of this feature.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Approximating Pi
Experiment with Archimedes' geometrical approach
to estimating pi. (Flash plug-in required;
non-Flash version available.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Contemplating Infinity
Read a philosophical perspective on the concept of
infinity. (Grades 9-12)
Working With Infinity
Learn how mathematicians define infinity, what
other fields deal with infinity, and more in this
interview with Stanford University classics
historian Reviel Netz. (Grades 9-12)
NOVA News Minute: Infinite Secrets
Use this news clip to introduce students to a
science topic related to this week's program.
Transcript
included. (QuickTime or RealVideo plug-in
required.)
Plus:
Links and Books
Program Transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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