The Abacus: The Worlds First Computing System

Jesse Dilson

ISBN 10: 031210409X / ISBN 13: 9780312104092

Published by St. Martin's Press, 1995

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Abacus: The Worlds First Computing System
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031210409X
• ISBN 13: 9780312104092
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Angelia Pozzi
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Jesse Dilson's classic text, The Abacus, was initially published nearly forty years ago.