[Lowfer] Re: WEB

[Kent Andersen]

for future reference. go here 
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html nice handy converter
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alberto di Bene" <dibene at usa.net>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:46 AM
Subject: [Lowfer] Re: WEB


> "Lewis" <wa4lip at bellsouth.net> wrote :
>
>  > PS: question, I need a conversion for the following date,
>  > in roman numeral MCMLXXXVII, any one help.
>
> Let's break it in parts :
>
>    M     means one thousand  =  1000
>    CM    means one thousand minus one hundred (the C is *before* the M) = 
> 900
>    L     means fifty = 50
>    XXX   means three time ten, i.e. thirty  = 30
>    V     means five  = 5
>    II    means two times one, i.e. two  = 2
>
> Adding all together 1000 + 900 + 50 + 30 + 5 + 2 = 1987, as others
> have correctly reported.
>
> 73  Alberto  I2PHD
>
>
>
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