 | 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...M, for one thousand. The intermediate numbers and the numbers greater than one thousand are expressed by the use of theae letters in various combinations... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1850 - 364 pages
...Romans made use of only s*even capital letters, viz. : I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L forffty ; 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... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1851 - 332 pages
...Roman notation employs seven capital letters, viz.: I, for one; V, for five; X, for ten; L, for jifty ; 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 letters in various combinations;... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - Engineering - 1851 - 310 pages
...the alphabet. The Romans only used seven numeral letters, being the seven following capitals : viz. I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for a hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for a thousand. The other numbers they expressed by various repetitions... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1852 - 320 pages
...Hence, they employed the letters of their alphabet to represent numbers in the following manner ; — I, for one ; V, for five ; X, for ten ; L, for fifty; C, for one hundred; D, for five hundred; and M, for one thousand. Any number by this method of notation, can be readily expressed. It must,... | |
 | C W. Thornhill - 1854 - 228 pages
...expressed their numbers by certain letters of the alphabet. The Romans used seven numeral letters, namely, I. for one, V. for five, X. for ten, L. for fifty, C. for one hundred, D. for five hundred, and M. for a thousand. A less numerical letter standing before a greater must be taken from it, as... | |
 | Charles D. Lawrence - Arithmetic - 1854 - 336 pages
...system of notation, employed letters to express numbers. They used the following letters ; namely, I. for one ; V. for five ; X. for ten ; L. for fifty ; C. for a hundred ; D. for five hundred.; M. for a thousand. The other numbers they expressed by various repetitions... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 pages
...Indian.* ART. 3. The Roman notation employs seven capital letters, riz. : I, for one ; V, for Jive ; X, for ten ; L, for fifty ; C, for one hundred ; D, for Jive hundred ; M, for one thousand. The intermediate numbers and the numbers greater than one thousand... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1855 - 388 pages
...of the alphabet. The Romans made use of only seven capital letters, viz. : I foi one ; V for Jive ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for one hundred , D for five hundred ; M for one thousand. The other num bers they expressed by various repetitions and combinations of these letters, as in the following... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 336 pages
...its originating with the ancient 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 ; I) for five hundred ; M for one thousand. All the other numbers are expressed by the use of these... | |
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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. 
