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- From: hatunen@netcom.com (David W Hatunen)
- Newsgroups: ba.general
- Subject: Re: Watches w/Roman Numerals...
- Keywords: IIII or IV???
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.153811.28501@netcom.com>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 15:38:11 GMT
- References: <185043@pyramid.pyramid.com>
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- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- In article <185043@pyramid.pyramid.com> rrosen@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Randy Rosenberg) writes:
- >
- >Am I the only one who has noticed, but are most watches with Roman
- >Numerals wrong?
- >
- >As I understand the Roman Numerals, they go: I, II, III, IV, V, etc...
- >
- >Note that 4 = IV. Well, I have been unable to find a watch where the
- >"4" (or "IV") is correct. Most watches I have found use "IIII" for "4".
- >
- >So, am I wrong, or are the watch makers?
- >
- >Thanks,
- >Randy
- >
- "IIII" is also a correct way to express the number
- 4 in Roman numerals. "IV" is the "shortcut".
-
- It's always been my understanding that timepieces
- use "IIII" for esthetic reasons: to provide some
- symmetry and visual balance for the "VIII" opposite.
-
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