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| Keywords: Chuquet.gif ;Transcription preceder Item lon doit savoir que ung million vault mille milliers de unitez et ung byllion vault mille milliers de millions et ung tryllion vault mille milliers de byllions et ung quadrillion vault mille milliers de tryllions et ainsi des aultres Et de ce en est pose ung exemple nombre divise et punctoye ainsi que devant est dit tout lequel nombre monte 745324 tryllions 804300 byllions 700023 millions 654321 Exemple 745324'8043000'700023'654321 » D'après http //www miakinen net/vrac/nombres ;English translation Item one should know that a million is worth a thousand thousand units and a byllion is worth a thousand thousand millions and tryillion is worth a thousand thousand byllions and a quadrillion is worth a thousand thousand tryllions and so on for the others And an example of this follows a number divided up and punctuated as previously described the whole number being seven hundred forty-five thousand three hundred and twenty-four tryllions 804300 byllions 700023 millions 654321 Page where Chuquet first describes the naming method for zillions http //www-history mcs st-andrews ac uk/history/Mathematicians/Chuquet html circa 1470 unpublished manuscript Nicolas Chuquet 1445 - 1488 Scanned by st-andrews ac uk see http //www-history mcs st-andrews ac uk/Miscellaneous/Copyright html PD-old Arabic numerals Manuscripts | ||||
