Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Richard Elwes discusses the original Big Numbers... long before the likes of Graham's Number and Tree(3). They are epic. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓

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Richard's new book Huge Numbers
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