OK, this is just for fun.
OK, no it isn't. I deal with a lot of books, including a lot of older, out-of-print books, and I have to struggle with converting copyright dates from Roman numerals into the sorts of numbers we generally use these days. Something that tries to make playing with Roman numerals fun is a welcome change.
If the link goes bad, it's a feature at math.com, in the Wonders of Math section.
Hat tip: Jacob (he knows who he is).
Incident at Hawk’s Hill by Allan W. Eckert
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Benjamin MacDonald is the six year old younger son of William and Esther
MacDonald. The year is 1870, and the place is somewhere to the north of
Winnipeg, ...
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