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Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures Hardcover - 2008
by H. Selin (Editor); Helaine Selin (Editor)
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ABACUS The abacus has taken several physical forms: a board covered with dust or wax, or simply a patch of sand on the ground which could be marked out: a tabulation or table marked out m columns within which counters (usually discs but in China bamboo rods) could be placed and moved about; a series of grooves in which counters could slide; and a frame with rods or strings on which beads could be strung so as to slide along.
Details
- Title Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
- Author H. Selin (Editor); Helaine Selin (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd
- Pages 2415
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer
- Date 2008-03
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781402049606 / 1402049609
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007931240
- Dewey Decimal Code 509