Bibliograph

The abacus, the world's first computing system : where it comes from, how it works, and how to use it to perform mathematical feats great and small, Jesse Dilson ; drawings by Angela Pozzi

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The abacus, the world's first computing system : where it comes from, how it works, and how to use it to perform mathematical feats great and small, Jesse Dilson ; drawings by Angela Pozzi

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The abacus

Oclc number

29428309

Responsibility statement

Jesse Dilson ; drawings by Angela Pozzi

Sub title

the world's first computing system : where it comes from, how it works, and how to use it to perform mathematical feats great and small

Summary

The abacus is as useful and effecient a machine today as it was when it was first created centures ago. Whether you're an expert in the latest computer technology or you're mastering arithmetic and word problems for the first time, it won't take long to learn the basics (and even the not-so-basics) of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing on this ingenious and fun-to-use mathematical tool

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