Synopsis
Marcus du Sautoy contines exploring the numerical code that underpins nature. He discovers what the code can say about the future, starting with the lunar eclipse.
- Programme: The Code
- Episode: 03: Prediction
- Channel: BBC HD
- Broadcast year: 2011
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