Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:41 amby Fly2e
Yes, call Me an idiot but I have a question.
what are the corresponding Roman Numerals to
1
2
3
4
5?
I think I know them but I NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE RIGHT!!
Thanks in advance!
Dave,,,,.. who didn't pay attention in school when he was a kid! :P
Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:53 amby commoner
...I,II.III,IV,V.........some times especially on clocks, 4 is written IIII....commoner.
LOL..Sorry Fozz..posted almost together.
Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:02 amby Fozzer
Tee-Hee....!
Don't it make you wild when the film credits scroll past quicker that you can calculate the Roman numerals to find the date when the film was made....
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LOL...!
Paul...
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Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:07 amby Fly2e
Thank You, that is what I thought!
I need to be sure though as an installation of something hangs in the balance! ;)
Dave
Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:14 amby Fozzer
Thank You, that is what I thought!
I need to be sure though as an installation of something hangs in the balance! ;)
Dave
What are you installing, Dave...?
...a Roman bath...?
LOL....!
Paul.
Construction details here...>>>
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/baths.html
Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:20 amby Fly2e
What are you installing, Dave...?
...a Roman bath...?
LOL Paul,
No, I am installing a Roman Goddess and need to make sure all the parts are in working order or the Gods of Fire will not be happy! ;D
Davius the Numeral Numskull!
Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:44 amby Ivan
X -> 10
L -> 50
C -> 100
D -> 500
M -> 1000
Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:46 amby Fozzer
Just when you thought Roman numerals were a nightmare... :o...>>>
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~his ... erals.htmlLOL...!
Paul.
P.S. all this
interesting stuff? can be googled...
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Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:38 amby Politically Incorrect
Dave don't depend on a sun dial when it is cloudy
you'll be late for work! lol
Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:41 pmby C
MCMLXXXI for me.
And out of interest I will soon be on CCVII Sqn... (written as CCVII)
Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:42 pmby Fozzer
MCMXXCVI here. ;D
Try this again, ATI.... ;)...>>>
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.htmlIt should be...MCMLXXXVI....?
(My guess...1986)..?
Paul....
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Re: Roman Numerals
Posted:
Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:46 pmby C
Thanks Paul - just noticed I'd made the same mistake - and I wasn't born in 1931. However, if I was, it would have made my career much more interesting (30 years of QRA?
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