Essay Archive - Billiards
Billiards
The history of billiards begins in the fourteenth century. The game was
invented in Europe, but there was a conflict as to what country. The French
believed that the English invented the game, but at the same time, the English
thought the French did. In the end, a French billiards specialist found
evidence that the game originated in France about the fourteenth century. The
word "billiard" is derived from two French words, "billiart" and "bille". These
two words mean "stick" and "ball". Put them together, and you get stick-ball or
pool as it's called these days. At first the game was played outside, but
during the....
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