 | Alexander Adam - 1812 - 334 sider
...the number of ci3. makes its value ten times greater; thus, ccoD. denotes ten thousand; and ccciooa. a hundred thousand. The ancient Romans, according...a larger number, they did it by repetition ; thus, ccciaaa, cccujj. signified two hundred thousand, &c. We sometimes find thousands expressed by a straight... | |
 | John Smith - 1812 - 216 sider
...expresses one, becaus* it is made by one stroke of the pen, or because it is the first letter of Initium. We sometimes find thousands expressed by a straight line drawn over the top of numerical letters. Thus, III, denotes tbrsc thousand ; X, ten thousand. When a letter of a less value... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1818 - 250 sider
...ССС1ЭЗЭ. a hundred thousand. The ancient Romans, according to Pliny, proceeded no farther in th¡ • method of notation. If they had occasion to express...a larger number they did it by repetition ; thus, ссстлээ, есстэээ. signified two hundred thousand, &c. \Ve sometimes find thousands expressed... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1818 - 248 sider
...number they did it by repetition ; thus, ссстэээ, CCCIDDD. signified two hundred thousand, See. We sometimes find thousands expressed by a straight line drawn over the top of the numerical letters. Thus, ш- denotes three thousand! "J" ten thousand. Hut the modern manner of marking... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1820 - 250 sider
...and сссюэо. a hundred thousand. The ancient Romans, according to Pliny j proceeded no fanner in this method of notation. If they had occasion to...a larger number they did it by repetition ; thus, сссшоэ, cocióos, signified two hundred thousand, &c. vVe sometimes find Ihtntsanils expressed... | |
 | Alexander Adam, Allen Fisk - 1822 - 202 sider
...the number of cis. makes its value ten times greater ; thus, cciss denotes ten thousand ; and cceiass a hundred thousand. The ancient Romans, according...a larger number they did it by repetition ; thus, CCCI333, CCCI333. signified two hundred thousand, &c. We sometimes find thousands expressed by a straight... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1827 - 236 sider
...of сю. makes its value ten times greater ; thus, ссюэ denotes ten thousand ; and сссюээ a hundred thousand. The ancient Romans, according...a larger number they did it by repetition ; thus, сссюээ, сссюээ. signified two hundred thousand, fcc. We sometimes find thousands expressed... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1827 - 216 sider
...ссюэ denotes ten thousand ; and сссюээ a hundred thousand. The ancient Romans, according1 to Pliny, proceeded no farther in this method of notation....they had occasion to express a larger number they did ¡t by repetition ; thus, сссюээ, сссюээ. signified two hundred thousand, &c. We sometimes... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1829 - 312 sider
...value ten times greater ; thus, 100. marks five thousand ; and 1000. fifty thousand. The prefixing of C. together with the annexing of 0. to the number...drawn over the top of the numeral letters ; thus, Ш. denotes three thousand ; X. ten thousand. The cardinal numbers, except mais and mille, want the... | |
 | Alexander Adam, Benjamin Apthorp Gould - 1832 - 312 sider
...thousand; and CCCIOOO. a hundred thousand. The ancient Romans, according to Pliny, proceeded no farther iu this method of notation. If they had occasion to express...drawn over the top of the numeral letters ; thus, Ш. denotes three thousand ; x. ten thousand» The cardinal numbers, except unus and mille, want the... | |
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CCCIOOO. signified two hundred thousand, &c. We sometimes find thousands expressed by a straight line drawn over the top of the numeral letters ; thus, Ш. denotes three thousand ; X. ten thousand. 
