| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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, for five hundred ; M, for one thousand. The intermediate numbers and the numbers greater than one thousand are expressed by the use of these... | |
| 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... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1850 - 346 pages
...Roman, and the Arabic or Indian.* ART. 3. The Roman notation employs seven capital letters, viz. : I, for one ; V, for five ; X, for ten ; L, for fifty...hundred ; D, for five hundred ; M, for one thousand. The intermediate numbers and the numbers greater than one thousand are expressed by the use of theae... | |
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