

Moreover, the Sumerians used both counting boards and beaded calculating arrangement to count.ĭear readers, you must understand that there’s no archaeological evidence of Mesopotamians using abacus. Even though it wasn’t a beaded counting frame, as we use now, it was indeed the ancestor of the this modern calculator. Math-historians and scholars claim the earliest trace of abacus use was in Mesopotamia between 2700-2300 BC. The Ancient History of Abacus Earliest Roots of Abacus in Mesopotamia

But after a certain period of time, people found difficulties in learning mathematics. Still in Japan, you can find most of the schools using abacus for teaching mathematical calculations.Īt the earlier stage, no one was aware of this abacus calculations. This means the abacus in Japanese version. The plural form of this abacus is the abacist

The person who uses the abacus is called as abacist. In japan and china schools, they are using the abacus for teaching calculations for the children’s. You will be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide using the abacus machine. In ancient times, there were no calculators or any counting device, so the people just invented this for calculation purpose. You will find the beads in different shapes and with the help of this you need to count and learn the calculation. Do you know what material is used in the Abacus?Īll might have known about the bamboo frames right? Yeah it’s used in the abacus along with the beads and wires. There are some alternate interesting facts that you should know.ġ. Most of the Asians and Africans uses this abacus still for learning calculations. At present, there are different types of abacus with various styles,sizes and much more specification and characteristics. If you take the old version, you will find the abacus small in size, which fits easily in the hand. A counting board which consist of small pebbles associated within it.įrom 300 B.C they are using this abacus for the learning maths calculations. Yeah you can find a wooden frame within it, there would be set of rods and beads by which you will be able to calculate the numbers by counting.
