History of Numbers and the Abacus

A Short History of Numbers and the Abacus

An important step to understanding the present is to study and understand the past. So, before we learn how to calculate using an abacus, I have provided a document to help you understand some basic things about numbers, different types of numbers and their history. Let's take a short trip back in time to observe how different cultures developed different types of abaci (abacuses) to help them perform their number calculations by viewing A Short History of Numbers and the Abacus.