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 BBC Science and Islam 2of3 HDTV 720p x264 AC3 MVGroupEpisode 2: The Empire of Reason.Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries. He travels to Syria to discover how, a thousand years ago, the astronomer and mathematician Al-Biruni estimated the size of the earth to within a few hundred miles of the correct figure. In Cairo, he tells the story of the physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who helped establish the science of optics.Technical Specs for Hi-DefVideo Codec: x264 r1354Video Bitrate: 4000 Kb/sVideo Aspect Ratio: 1:777Video Resolution: 1280x720Audio Codec: AC3Audio Bitrate: 192 Kb/s 48000HzAudio Streams: 2Run-Time: 59 minsFrame Rate: 25FPSNumber of Parts: 3Part Size: 1.72GBRipped by JungleBoySubtitles: mergedSource: DVB-S