Use "on a major scale" in a sentence

1. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew of the technique of distillation, but it was not practiced on a major scale in Europe until some time around the 12th century, when Arabic innovations in the field combined with water-cooled glass alembics were introduced.

Les anciens Grecs et Romains connaissaient la technique de la distillation mais elle ne fut pas pratiquée à grande échelle en Europe avant le XIIe siècle, lorsque les innovations arabes dans le domaine, combinées aux alambics refroidis à l'eau, furent introduits.