Title: 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
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
ISBN 10: 031210409X
ISBN 13: 9780312104092
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Angelia Pozzi
Edition: 1 Edition.
Condition: Very Good

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

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