A132475 Numerical equivalents for the 23 Latin letters, according to Tartaglia.
500, 300, 100, 500, 250, 40, 400, 200, 1, 51, 50, 1000, 90, 11, 400, 500, 80, 70, 160, 5, 10, 150, 2000
Offset: 1
Examples
A 500 B 300 C 100 D 500 E 250 F 40 G 400 H 200 I 1 K 51 L 50 M 1000 N 90 O 11 P 400 Q 500 R 80 S 70 T 160 V 5 X 10 Y 150 Z 2000
References
- A. R. Bradford, Crossword Lists, Collins.
- Florian Cajori, A History of Mathematical Notations (1928, repr. Dover, 1993), para. 60.
- G. Friedlein, Die Zahlzeichen und das elementare Rechnen der Griechen und Roemer, Erlangen, 1869.
- Tartaglia, General Trattato di Numeri, Part I (1556), folios 4, 5.
Links
- Recreational Groups, Roman Numerals, Postings by several authors.
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