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S01E03 - "Hidden World"
Aired on Jun 21, 2011, 8:00 PM
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A series which tells the story of how people came to understand the natural order of the plant world, and how the quest to discover how plants grow uncovered the secret to life on the planet.
Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
E1
A Confusion of Names
Timothy Walker reveals how the work of Carl Linnaeus, Phillip Miller and John Ray unlocked the mysteries of the plant kingdom and created the science of botany.
Jun 7, 2011
60 min
E2
Photosynthesis
Timothy Walker looks at how 17th century botanists made the connection between the growth of a plant and the energy from the sun - the process of photosynthesis.
Jun 14, 2011
60 min
E3
Hidden World
Timothy Walker looks at how pioneer botanists unlocked the patterns found in different types of plants and opened the door to a new branch of science - plant genetics.
Jun 21, 2011
60 min
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