| William Duane - 1811 - 378 σελίδες
...old tedious and confused Roman mode of computation by alphabetical letters ; they are as follow ; One 1 Two .... 2 Three 3 Four ... - . 4 Five ' -' - - 5 Six 6 Seven - - - - - 7 Eight 8 Nine 9 Cypher 0 The first nine of these are called significant figures, to distinguish them from the cypher,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1825 - 176 σελίδες
...is one. I want more, I want ten if you please. Here are ten. Count them. I will. Ofte(l),two(2]Ji, three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven (7)•, eight (8), nine (9), ten (10). Lesson 16. . Tom fell in the pond; they got him out, but he was wet and cold; and his eyes... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1827 - 216 σελίδες
...inkstand ; how much do they como to ? How many are thirteen and three ? 25. Count one hundred. One .... 1 Two .... 2 Three 3 Four .... 4 Five .... 5 Six .... 6 Seven ... 7 Eight Й Nine .... 9 Ten . . . .10 Eleven . . .11 Twelve ... 12 Thirteen . . .13 Fourteen ... 14 Fifteen... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1828 - 266 σελίδες
...IOO.orV.J CCIOO.orX. 100O. CCCIOOD.orC. M. MM. A unit, unity, or one, is represented by this character, 1. Two 2. Three 3. Four 4. Five . 5. Six 6. Seven 7. Eight 8. Nine 9. Ten has no appropriate character to represent it ; but is considered as forming a unit of a second... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1828 - 286 σελίδες
...LXX. One million M. I.XXX. Two million TSM. A unit, unity, or one, is represented by this character, 1 . Two . ' 2. Three 3. Four 4. Five 5. Six .6. Seven " 7. .Eight .....,..-.. 8. Nine 9. Ten has no appropriate character to represent it ; but is considered as forming a unit of a second... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1829 - 284 σελίδες
...thousand, . • MM. IÎ VI. We have a shorter method still, which is in very general use,.as wiliappcar by observing what follows: — • • A unit, or...Four, 4. Five 5. Six 6. Seven, 7. Eight, 8. Nine, U. . Q. What are these characters called ? A. Figures. Q. By what other name are they sometimes called... | |
| James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - 1829 - 266 σελίδες
...numbers, characters, or figures, and teaches to read and write them by their true value. Thus, one I, two 2, three 3, four 4, five 5, six 6, seven 7, eight 8, nine 9, nought or cipher 0; and this is the reading and writing of figures. These nine figures or digits are... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1832 - 296 σελίδες
...jjeneral use, as will appear by observing what follows : — A unit, or one, is written 1. Two, 8. Three, 3. Four, : 4. Five, .• 5. Six, ; 6. Seven,...Figures. Q. By what other name are they sometimes called ? Л. Tim Э digits. Q. What ia this method of expressing numbers called -" s). The Arabic method.... | |
| James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - 1835 - 264 σελίδες
...characters, or figures, and teaches to read and write them by their true value. Thus, one 1, two 3, three 3, four 4, five 5, six 6, seven 7, eight 8, nine 9, nought or cipher 0 ; and this is the reading . and writing of figures. These nine figures or digits... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1836 - 308 σελίδες
...DCCCC. One thousand, M. Fifteen hundred MD. Sixteen hundred, MDC. Two thousand, MM. MDCCCXXXIV *' VJ-« We have a shorter method still, which is in very general...3. Four, 4. Five, 5. Six, .6. Seven, 7. Eight, 8. Nme/ 9. Q. What are these characters called '! A. Figures. Q. Bv what other name are they sometimes... | |
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