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Rule Makers
Episode 3 of 8
Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. A look at how the Victorians defined a range of standards.
Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. The Victorians defined standards for a whole range of activities, from engineering to table manners. Hart-Davis finds out how the rules for sports such as tennis and football evolved, and discovers how standardisation in manufacturing made new inventions, such as the sewing machine, affordable.
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Wed 28 Jan 2009
14:00
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