 | Ethan Allen Andrews, Solomon Stoddard - 1861 - 464 sider
...the number CIO. makes its value ten times greater; thus, CCIOO denotes ten thousand; ana CCCIOOO,a hundred thousand. The Romans, according to Pliny,...it by repetition; thus, CCCIOOO, CCCIOOO, signified tea hundred tliousand, etc. (f.) We sometimes find thousands expressed by a straight line drawn over... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1862 - 428 sider
...a hundred thrmsanil. According to Pliny, the Romans carried this mode of notation no further. When they had occasion to express a larger number, they did it by rej>etition. Thus, CCCIOOO, CCCIOOO, expressed two hundred thousand, &«. 33. The common method of... | |
 | Ethan Allen Andrews, Solomon Stoddard - 1866 - 432 sider
...number CIO makes its value ten times greater; thus, CC100 denotes ten tluxaand; anc CCCIOOO, a Kundred thousand. The Romans, according to Pliny, proceeded...method of notation. If they had occasion to express a largei number, they did it by repetition; thus, CCCIOOO, CCÍCIOOO, signified too hundred thousand,... | |
 | Ethan Allen Andrews - 1867 - 428 sider
...of 0, to the number CIO makes its value ten times greater; thus, ССЮО denotes ten thousand; anr CCCIOOO, a hundred thousand. The Romans, according...method of notation. If they had occasion to express a largei number, they did it by repetition; thus, CCCIOOO, CCCIOOO, signified lux, hundred thousand,... | |
 | Ethan Allen Andrews - 1882 - 432 sider
...its value ten times greater; thus, ССЮЭ denotes ten th'-iisand; and CCCIOOO, a hundred thousami. The Romans, according to Pliny, proceeded no further...method of notation. If they had occasion to express a larper number, they did it by repetition; thus, СССЮЭЭ, CCCIOOO, signified two luixtrul llto/ixitiut,... | |
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Pliny, proceeded no further in this method of notation. If they had occasion to express a larger number, they did it by repetition ; thus, CCCIOOO, CCCIOOO, signified two hundred thousand, &c. We sometimes find thousands expressed by a straight line drawn... 
