I'm pretty sure that the 'British' billion was 1,000,000,000,000 (ie a million million) whereas the US one that has now been adopted is 1,000,000,000 (a thousand million).
reasoning based on a few basic truths by using deductive reasoning based on a few basic truths by using deductive reasoning based on empirical evidence. Sir Francis Bacon believe basic laws of science should be determined by using deductive reasoning based on empirical evidence. Expert answered| imYoung |Points 346|.
FrÃ©dÃ©ric Bastiat â The Law: Summary and Analysis. The Law, a work written by the French political philosopher and economist Frederic Bastiat in 1850, investigates what happens in a society when the law becomes a weapon used by those in power to control and enslave the population. What is the Purpose of Law?