The Decimal System in Numbers, Coins, and Accounts: Espeically with Reference to the Decimalisation of the Currency and Accountancy of the United KingdomCooke, 1854 - 23 |
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abacus Abipones ac gnirome adopted amount ancient Anglo-Saxon Arabic numerals arithmetic Bank of England calculations called carats cent centimes Chinese circulation civilised coins of account column committee copper count currency decimal coinage decimal division decimal notation decimal scale decimal system decimalised denarius denominations denote digits dime divided dollar employed England English exchange Exchequer exhibit existing expressed farthings figures fingers five florin foucq gunee four France French gnanette gnea gnete Gnirome gnare grains Greek hand Herodotus hundred inconvenience integer introduced language Lord meaning metal millions mils money of account multiplication nations nine ounce Peacock pence penny pieces pound sterling present Professor De Morgan proposed puluh quinary reckoning represent Roman Roman numerals Sanskrit says shillings silver coins sovereign Spanish Spanish dollar standard subtraction supposed system of coinage tens tenth thousand tion tribes troy tunca twelve twenty unit vigesimal weights and measures word
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