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|.
The Spirit of the Laws, 1748. Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689Â­1755), was a nobleman, a judge in a French court, and one of the most influential political thinkers. Based on his research he developed a number of political theories presented in The Spirit of the Laws (1748).