 | John Gough - 1813 - 358 σελίδες
...ROMAN NOTATION. r , fThe characters used by the Romans to express numbers, were the following, viz. I. One. V. Five. X. Ten. L. Fifty.. C. One hundred. D. Five hundred. M. One thousand I. One X. Ten C. One hundred III. Three XXX. Thirty CCC. Three hundred II. Two XX.... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1822 - 354 σελίδες
...Romans were taken out of their alphabet of capital letters, and were -the seven following, viz. I. One ; V. Five ; X. Ten ; L. Fifty; C. one Hundred; D. five Hundred ; M. one Thousand. The intermediate numbers between these were expressed by a repetition of the same,... | |
 | 1829 - 196 σελίδες
...Indian method. * The Roman method makes use of these seven letters, I, V, X, L, C, D, M ; I represents one, V five, X ten, L fifty, C one hundred, D five hundred, and M one thousand. As often as any letter is repeated, so often its value is repeated ; unless it be a letter representing... | |
 | Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 σελίδες
...and November, February hath twenty eightalone, And all the rest have thirty one. NUMERAL LETTERS. I, one ; V, five ; X, ten ; L, fifty ; C, one hundred : D, five hundred; M, ope thousand. • FIGURES. 1, one ; 2, two ; 3, three ; 4, four ; 5, five ; 6, six ; 7, seven ;... | |
 | Samuel Astley Dunham - 1854 - 418 σελίδες
...says, have a twofold signification, according as they stand alone or combined. Thus I alone signifies one, V five, X ten, L fifty, C one hundred, D five hundred, M one thousand. He then proceeds to give the value of these signs in composition, and of certain arbitrary... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1838 - 292 σελίδες
...numbers, called the Roman. In this method the numbers are represented by letters. The letter I stands for one ; V, five ; X, ten ; L, fifty ; C, one hundred ; D, five hundred, &c. ROMAN TABLE I. .... One LX Sixty II. .... Two LXX. - - - Seventy HI. - - - Three LXXX. - - - Eighty... | |
 | Smith Bartlett Goodenow - 1839 - 156 σελίδες
...signs, such as Sf, ffc. CLASSES OF ABBREVIATIONS. 360. (i.) To represent numbers by Roman characters. I, one ; V, five ; X, ten ; L, fifty ; C, one hundred ; D, five hundred ; M, one thousand. 361. As many times as a letter is repeated, the value is repeated ; as, II, two... | |
 | James Ferguson (schoolmaster.) - 1840 - 48 σελίδες
...by the Romans, were, taken out of their Alphabet of Capital Letters and were the following, viz. I. one ; V. five ; X. ten ; L. fifty ; C. one hundred ; D. five hundred ; M. one thousand. Mankind at first began to count with their fingers, they told as far as five with... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1843 - 914 σελίδες
...characters for each rank of classes, they introduced others for fivt, fifty, live hundred, £c. ; as, I, for One; V, Five; X, Ten; L, Fifty; C, One Hundred; D, Five Hundred; and M, a Thousand. Now it is evident that with these seven letters any number may be represented, by repetition... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - 1843 - 348 σελίδες
...numbers, called the Roman. In this method the numbers are represented by letters. The letter I stands for one ; V, five; X, ten; L, fifty; C, one hundred; D, five hundred, &.c. ROMAN TABLE. LX. - LXX. LXXX. xc. - c. - cc. - ccc. cccc. D. - DC. - DCC. DCCC. DCCCC. M. - Sixty... | |
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L, fifty ; C, one hundred; D, five hundred; M, one thousand. 
