{"id":6795,"date":"2011-04-17T17:42:54","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T16:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acasinhadamatematica.pt\/?p=6795"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:25:41","slug":"the-beauty-of-diagrams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acasinhadamatematica.pt\/?p=6795","title":{"rendered":"The Beauty of Diagrams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Series in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy<\/a> explores the stories behind some of the world\u2019s most familiar and influential scientific diagrams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Vitruvian Man<\/strong><\/div>\n
1\/6. Exploring the story behind Leonardo da Vinci’s diagram of the perfect human body.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Copernicus<\/strong>
<\/abbr>2\/6. Marcus du Sautoy tells the story behind Copernicus’s diagram of a sun-centred universe.<\/td>\n		\n
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Newton’s Prism<\/strong><\/div>\n
3\/6. The story behind Newton’s diagram of a prism which showed that white light is not pure.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Florence Nightingale<\/strong><\/div>\n
4\/6. Florence Nightingale’s rose diagram showed the importance of better hospital sanitation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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DNA<\/strong><\/div>\n
5\/6. Marcus du Sautoy explores the story behind the diagram of the DNA double helix.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Pioneer Plaque<\/strong><\/div>\n
6\/6. The story behind a diagram placed on a space probe to explain mankind to ET life.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n