How does math guide our ships at sea? - George Christoph
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Without math, would our seafaring ancestors ever have seen the world? Great mathematical thinkers and their revolutionary discoveries have an incredible story. Explore the beginnings of logarithms through the history of navigation, adventure and new worlds.
In simplest form, a logarithm is used to answer this question: How many of one number do we multiply to get another number? Why don't we just use our multiplication tables? Why are logarithms necessary?
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- Animator David Hobizal
- Artist Eddy Hobizal, Sissy Emmons Hobizal
- Educator George Christoph
- Narrator George Christoph
