The Abacus: The World's First Computing System

Jesse Dilson

ISBN 10: 031210409X / ISBN 13: 9780312104092

Published by St. Martin's Press (edition PCK PAP/AC), 1995

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Abacus: The World's First Computing System
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (edition PCK PAP/AC)
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031210409X
• ISBN 13: 9780312104092
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Angelia Pozzi
• Edition: PCK PAP/AC.
• Condition: Fair

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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.