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Huia

Huia Report 2 Apr 2008 23:58

Thanks for that Nicky, I hadnt thought of that. After all, it was the 2nd April when I read them as I was out all day on the 1st April. We are half a day ahead of England.
Huia in New Zealand.

Researching:
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Thelma

Thelma Report 2 Apr 2008 22:22

I do not fully understand the problem.
The early records which use Roman numerals have all been transcribed by Freebmd and converted to Arabic.
However google will give several converters.
eg
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html

Chica in the sun ☼

Chica in the sun ☼ Report 2 Apr 2008 22:12

Do they still put Roman Numerals as dates on films when they were made? I always try to read when they were made but usually could never work them out quick enough from the credits.

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 2 Apr 2008 22:08

Notice the date on the 3 new threads........ is someone having an April Fool?



Nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge

Lynda

Lynda Report 2 Apr 2008 21:57

David,

10,000 in roman numerals would be X with a bar over top. The bar means 'times one thousand'.

Ceefer

Ceefer Report 1 Apr 2008 22:51

Huia down under.
......LOL .I think there are gremlins in the works

Huia

Huia Report 1 Apr 2008 22:08

What are these last 3 postings about? I was looking at the thread on Roman numerals and came to p2, which is where I now am, but it seems to have changed topic. I cant see any sites listed by Karen on p1. Is there a gremlin in the works?
Huia.

Researching:
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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 1 Apr 2008 19:34

those were the days when we had REAL cold winters
Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Geoff

Geoff Report 1 Apr 2005 09:38

I remember the freezing milk in the winter. It usually warmed up by the afternoon - I had 19 bottles one day!

David

David Report 1 Apr 2005 09:15

Good Sites Karen. I have emailed them to my daughter who is home educating her cchildren. DAVID

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 1 Apr 2005 07:35

Lisa, if that is an actual reference, then it should be written as iv, because that IS the ref., using 4 is wrong.(in that instance) Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Unknown

Unknown Report 1 Apr 2005 06:58

ROMAN NUMERIALS 1111 VERSION IS ONLY EVER APPLIED TO TIMEPIECES.IE CLOCK FACES OR WATCHES,

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 31 Mar 2005 21:44

Absolutely right, David. Adding up long lists of roman numerals is a complete nightmare. Worryingly, there are some taxation lists which do not add up at all. I've often wondered whether it was incompetence or a con!

David

David Report 31 Mar 2005 21:36

It must have been difficult adding up and doing accounts. But I suppose they had a system? David

Peter

Peter Report 30 Mar 2005 20:51

I =1 V =5 X=10 L =50 C= 100 M= 1000 A low number in frount of a High number means take low from high IV take 1 from 5.=4 XL take 10 from 50=40 XC take 10 from 100=90

Sophie

Sophie Report 30 Mar 2005 20:50

I suppose it doesn't matter really, i mean I means 1 so IIII is 4, the quicker way of writing it is just IV in this case is what lisa has seen; but either way it means the number 4! LMP :)

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Woods, Davies, Green, Watts, Pratt, Tipping, Aldwin, Seaborne, Jones, Watkins, Quinn, Johnson, Greer, Welsh, Stevens, Kehoe, Ford, Pearce, Hazle, Godwin, Sarney, Read, Murphy, Leonard, etc Hillingdon Area, Middlesex, London, Liverpool, Ireland, Scotland (Dundee/Glasgow), Buckinghamshire

Lisa

Lisa Report 30 Mar 2005 20:49

Thankyou everyone for your help, feeling a bit silly for not knowing but my brain is just on a go slow with these sort of things!

Spud Fae Livi

Spud Fae Livi Report 30 Mar 2005 20:45

Brian Ive only saw IIII as four on a clock face with roman numerals.

Geoff

Geoff Report 30 Mar 2005 20:42

IIII is only 4 on clocks!

McB

McB Report 30 Mar 2005 20:41

Lisa Three is 111 Four is 1111 Five is V Six is V1 never seen IV so i assume it's six. Brian

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