order as we have spoken, fill them up on the right part of thy body. But when thou sayest 1000000. thou shall joyn thy hands together, and clasp thy fingers one within the other. Let these suffice which have been observed out of Beda; Thou shalt finde more of these in Brother Luke of Saint Sepulchers, in his great Arithmetick.
Chap. xvii. Of the various notes of numbers observed amongst the Romans. The notes of numbers are made diverse wayes in divers nations, The Romans did figure them by these following notes, which Valerius Probus ascribes concerning the ancient letters, and which are still in use, viz.
| One. I. |
Five. V. |
Ten. X. |
Fifty. L. |
A hundred. C. |
Two hundred. CC.
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Five hundred. D. | |
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A thousand. |
Five thousand. | ||||||
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Ten thousand. |
Fifty thousand. | ||||||
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A hundred thousand. |
Two hundred thousand. | ||||||
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Five hundred thousand. |
A thousand thousand. | ||||||
There are also other notes of numbers now a dayes used amongst Arithmeticians, and Calculators, which according to the order of numbers are made after this manner. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. to which is added a note of privation signed with the mark 0 which although it
