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Old Cornish units of measurement

The old Cornish units of measurement were used in the 1700s and based on English measurements in their name and rough size, although had slight difference in their values. (Wikipedia).

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What is a metre: from Fizzics.org

The international base unit of length, accepted as the world wide standard, but where did it come from, who decided and how exactly is it defined.

From playlist Units of measurement

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Micrometer/diameter of daily used objects.

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From playlist Fine Measurements

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Radian Measure (Mini Lesson) - Algebra 2

http://www.youtube.com/vinteachesmath This video provides a mini lesson on the concept of radian measure. In particular, this video shows how the unit circle, circumference, and degree measure of an angle can be used to explain the concept of radian measure. This video is appropriate fo

From playlist Trigonometry (old videos)

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Micrometer / diameter of daily used objects

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From playlist Fine Measurements

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Vernier caliper / diameter and length of daily used objects.

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From playlist Fine Measurements

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Parsecs, astronomical units and light years, distance units explained: fizzics.org

Notes to support this video lesson are here: https://www.fizzics.org/measuring-distance-in-astronomy/ Astronomical units , the parsec and the light year are different units commonly used to measure distances in astronomy. Where they come from and how they relate to our basic units of measu

From playlist Astronomy - physics of measuring distance

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British Railways: Goodbye To Steam aka Railway Modernisation (1958) | British Pathé

This archive footage from 1958 depicts British Railways journey to modernisation and the transition away from steam-powered trains. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: https://goo.gl/W4hZBv Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: htt

From playlist British Pathé | Explore the Archive

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Data Challenge Cornwall - OCR of Historical Mining Records

Link to scanned images: https://cornishlithium.egnyte.com/fl/dTYUvzsHR3 Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XtXp3-Er7usQ4SC46PEpq8_Tcs74Tw_4/view?usp=sharing --- Cornish Lithium is an exciting and rapidly growing science-driven business that is using data and cutting edge technology

From playlist Data Challenge Cornwall 2021

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How Railways Cater For Leisure Around The World | Trains That Changed The World | Spark

In recent years, trains are making a resurgent across the world as railways are adapting to the market and starting to cater more to leisure. Explore the history of these trains and the different ways railways are trying to attract modern customers. --- Subscribe to Spark for more amazing

From playlist Trains That Changed The World | Spark

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Porthmeyn: A Lockdown Layout

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From playlist Jago’s Trains

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How the CELTS Changed The ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The Celts were the dominant culture in England for many centuries from about 900 BC until 43 AD but who were there before them. Who built Stonehenge and the other Neolithic sites in Britain? And how did the Celts influence the English language. New research and DNA evidence tells us more t

From playlist History of the English Language

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Data Challenge Cornwall - Visualising GP Surgery Data

The NHS collects and publishes a broad range of data, including on GP surgery information. Join the session to find hear about the challenges of publishing data in a form that is both user-friendly, explorable and - importantly - understandable. GP surgery data is particularly difficult c

From playlist Data Challenge Cornwall 2021

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Building Red Bull Air Race's Floating Race Track | Extreme Science | Spark

The craziest ideas come to life when engineers and athletes team up to create breathtaking courses of extreme sport. Straddling the world of extreme sport and civil engineering, this high octane and cutting edge series travels the world exploring the science, construction and execution of

From playlist Vehicles And Engineering | Spark X On The Move

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Jan-Hendrik Evertse: On Scmidt's subspace theorem

Find this video and other talks given by worldwide mathematicians on CIRM's Audiovisual Mathematics Library: http://library.cirm-math.fr. And discover all its functionalities: - Chapter markers and keywords to watch the parts of your choice in the video - Videos enriched with abstracts, b

From playlist Number Theory

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Examples: Converting Between Metric Units

This video provides several examples of converting between different metric units of measure.

From playlist Unit Conversions: Metric Units

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Percentiles, Deciles, Quartiles

Understanding percentiles, quartiles, and deciles through definitions and examples

From playlist Unit 1: Descriptive Statistics

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Introduction to Radians (3 of 3: Formal definition & conversion)

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From playlist Trigonometry and Measure of Angles

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QUIRKY / WRESTLING: Cornish wrestling championships (1928)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA2HJF8M6414RPLGRZ21SM1EEOB-QUIRKY-WRESTLING-CORNISH-WRESTLING-CHAMPIONSHIPS The ancient sport of wrestling provides many exciting moments at Camborne on the Cornish Riviera. Full Descriptio

From playlist EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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What is a second: from fizzics.org

The second is the International base unit of time but how is it defined? Here is an explanation.

From playlist Units of measurement

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PGA Ep 2 : Attack of the mirrors

Episode 2 of 6 of the SIBGRAPI2021 tutorial on Projective Geometric Algebra All the details in the writeup at https://bivector.net/PGADYN.html All demos and implementation details at https://enki.ws/ganja.js/examples/pga_dyn.html

From playlist PGA Tutorial SIBGRAPI2021

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