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Published 11 April 2016 at 700 × 329 in Names for large numbers

Chuquet's first mention of million, billion, trillion, and so on (starting top line, in French).

Chuquet’s first mention of million, billion, trillion, and so on (starting top line, in French).

Chuquet’s first mention of million, billion, trillion, and so on (starting top line, in French).

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