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" Romans, employs in expressing numbers seven capital letters, viz. : I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for one hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for one thousand. "
Stoddard's Practical Arithmetic - Page 6
by John Fair Stoddard - 1852 - 299 pages
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A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of Academies ..., Volume 1

Charles Hutton - Arithmetic - 1818 - 646 pages
...the alphabet. The Roman* used only seven numeral letters, being the seven following capitals : viz. I for one ; V for five ; X. for ten ; L for fifty ; C for an hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for a thousand. The other numbers they expressed by various repetitions...
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A Course of Mathematics: For the Use of Academies, as Well as Private ...

Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1822 - 616 pages
...the alphabet. The Romans used only seven numeral letters, being the seven following capitals : vix. I for one; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for an hundred ; D for five hundred : M for a thousand. The other numbers they expressed by various repetitions...
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A New and Easy Introduction to the Mathematics: Containing. A system of ...

Ira Wanzer - Arithmetic - 1831 - 408 pages
...express numbers. The Romans used only seven numeral letters, being the seven following capitals, viz. I for one, V for five, X for ten, L for fifty, C for an hundred, D i'ovfive hundred, and M for a thousand. The other numbers they expressed by various repetitions...
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A Course of Mathematics: For the Use of Academies as Well as ..., Volume 1

Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1831 - 632 pages
...the alphabet. The Romans used only seven numeral letters, being the seven following capitals : viz. I for one ; v for five ; x for ten ; L for fifty ; с for an hundred ; i> for five hundred ; м for a thousand ; The other numbers they expressed by...
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A system of arithmetic, with the principles of logarithms

Richard Frederick Clarke (the elder.) - 1833 - 158 pages
...of Notation was unknown, made use of seven capital letters to express any number required ; namely, I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ;...hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for one thousand. XXV expressed Twenty-five ;— CVIII One hundred and eight; — CCLXI Two hundred and sixty-one ;—...
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Prodromus of a Practical Treatise on the Mathematical Arts: Containing ...

Amos Eaton - Civil engineering - 1838 - 212 pages
...subdivided into Orders, and expressed in figures. SEC. 7. The Roman letters used for expressing numbers are, I for one, V for five, X for ten, L for fifty, t! for a hundred, D for five hundred, M for a thousand. When these letters are joined in a horizontal...
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The Tutor's Assistant, Or Comic Figures of Arithmetic

Alfred Crowquill - Arithmetic - 1843 - 156 pages
...the alphabet. The Romans used only seven numeral letters, being the seven following capitals ; viz. I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; С for a hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for a thousand. The other numbers they expressed by various...
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An Elementary Arithmetic ...: Serving as an Introduction to the Higher ...

George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1846 - 266 pages
...of the alphabet. The Romans made use of only seven capital letters, viz. : Ifor one ; V for Jive ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for one hundred ; D for fine hundred ; M for one thousand. The other numbers they expressed by various repetitions and combinations...
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Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System Combining ...

Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1849 - 336 pages
...Indian.* ART. 3. The Roman notation employs seven capital letters, viz. : I, for one ; V, for Jive ; X, for ten ; L, for fifty ; C, for one hundred ; D,...M, for one thousand. The intermediate numbers and the numbers greater than one thousand are expressed by the use of these letters in various combinations...
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An Elemtary Arithmetic ...: Serving as an Introduction to the Higher ...

George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1849 - 346 pages
...The Romans made use of only seven capital letters, viz. : I for one ; V for Jive ; X for ten ; L hi fifty ; C for one hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for one thousand. The other numbers they expressed by various repetitions and combinations of these letters, as in the following...
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