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From: dgary@ecsvax.UUCP (D Gary Grady)
Newsgroups: sci.math
Subject: Re: Arithmetic with Roman numerals
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Date: Thu, 6-Nov-86 14:09:38 EST
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Dr John Tepaske, of Duke University, has done extensive research on the
accounting records of the Spanish Empire and has even created a computer
data base.  A curious point is that almost all the records are in a sort
of upside-down lower-case Roman numeral notation.  Frequently the
margins are filled with computations in Arabic numerals but the actual
entries are in Roman.  Shows you how little accountants have changed
:-)!

By the way, De Camp finished writing  Lest Darkness Fall on his
honeymoon!!
-- 
D Gary Grady
(919) 286-4296
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