Longitude

     

Longitude2000

Director: Charles Sturridge
Stars: Michael Gambon, Christopher Hodsol, Jeremy Irons, Peter Cartwright, Gemma Jones
Genre: Drama, History
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 200 minutes

Gracefully adapted from Dava Sobel's extraordinary bestseller, the four-part TV production of Longitude combines drama, history, and science into a stimulating, painstakingly authentic account of personal triumph and joyous discovery. Equally impr… more »


John Harrison:
It's not just beautiful, it's divine: that's where the beauty lies, you see. Each note on the scale is calculated by mathematical formula, based on the circumference of a circle, you see.

Sir Charles Pelham:
Uh, almost...

John Harrison:
The step between each note is composed of larger and lesser intervals, each derived from pi. It is divine because for the first time we are listening to music as the Lord intended.

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