4/22/2024 0 Comments Number four in roman numeralsAs clocks were publically displayed in town centres during the past 500 or more years people have simply become accustomed to this way of thinking of roman numerals – it was never how these were first used. Subtraction of numbers is correctly called “French Roman Numbers” because the idea of subtraction of these numbers was first invented by a French clock maker (forget the date – long time ago) who was having trouble fitting ‘VIIII’ in the position for 9 – so he decided to improvise. It is a (relatively) new invention the idea of subtracting “roman” numbers. Quite simply the Romans did not EVER subtract in their numbers, irrespective of order, everything was always added ![]() ![]() There is a very simple reason why ‘IIII’ is used and not ‘IV’ In any case, I really like seeing all the examples at 24hourtime, so thanks! It never occurred to me that clocks would have IIII I think all the ones I’d seen have had IV, although now I’m questioning my memory of that. 360 12 tables, 24 chairs, and plenty of chalk « Roman Numerals…not quite so simple Roman Numerals…not quite so simple Happy New Year! And since the New Year is all about numbers (especially if you have come to look forward to Denise’s Every watch I’ve owned in my life has used IIII for the number four. I have always had Roman numeral wristwatches ever since I’ve been able to tell time. If you look at the Europe page, it seems that additive only was the main standard in Venice. I’ve noticed little consistency in the use of numerals in the clocks I’ve been collecting at. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.ġ2 Responses to “Roman Numerals…not quite so simple”Ĭool post. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. This entry was posted on Januat 9:26 pm and is filed under History.
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