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A very early counting device, the '''Slamis Tablet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/history.html|title=The Abacus:A Brief History|accessdate=2007-04-24}}</ref>, was discovered on the island of Salamis in 1846. The Slamis Tablet was used by the Babylonians to track numbers in their society. On this board, physical markers(indicators) were placed on the various rows or columns that represented different values. The indicators were not physically attached to the board. | A very early counting device, the '''Slamis Tablet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/history.html|title=The Abacus:A Brief History|accessdate=2007-04-24}}</ref>, was discovered on the island of Salamis in 1846. The Slamis Tablet was used by the Babylonians to track numbers in their society. On this board, physical markers(indicators) were placed on the various rows or columns that represented different values. The indicators were not physically attached to the board. | ||
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Revision as of 18:42, 24 September 2007
A very early counting device, the Slamis Tablet[1], was discovered on the island of Salamis in 1846. The Slamis Tablet was used by the Babylonians to track numbers in their society. On this board, physical markers(indicators) were placed on the various rows or columns that represented different values. The indicators were not physically attached to the board.
References
- ↑ The Abacus:A Brief History. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.