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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
The Account Keeper (Maes) 166–72, 167, 171, 191
Adams, George 177
adaptation 21
addition 4, 36, 60, 82, 104, 149, 152
Arabic numerals and 165, 170, 184
ciphering books and 168, 169
counting boards and 158
Mental Calculation World Cup and 203
Oksapmin and 238, 242, 243
place-value system of number symbols and 142, 143
