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Index

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abacus 11, 22, 82, 97, 141, 186–7

counting boards and 120

East Asia and 5, 186–7, 195–203, 198, 289

Europe and 198

jupan 186, 196–203

mental abacus 202–3

soroban 186–7, 196–203, 198, 289

suanpan 186, 195, 196–203, 289

word 120, 198

abax (counting board) 119

Abbasid dynasty 149

aboriginal Australia 51–2, 227, 231

accounting

accountants’ numerals 191

anxiety and 172

Arabic numerals and 164

Blanche of Castile and 124, 131

ciphering books and 168–71

cuneiform and 79–82, 86–7

Greece, ancient and 106–7

hieroglyphic script and 95

jetons and 125–6, 125, 129–32

Köbel and 127–30, 128

number symbols and 86–7, 95, 134, 141

paper and 166–72, 167, 177