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LicenseTeaching Soroban Japanese abacus
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Teaching Soroban Japanese abacus
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Teaching Soroban Japanese abacus
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Teaching Soroban Japanese abacus
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Teaching Soroban Japanese abacus, plastic with 11 digit and stand. Purchased from Association of Teachers of Mathematics, 2001.
By the late 20th century the abacus was attracting interest as a teaching instrument. This example was purchased from the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in 2001. The beads in the sum are pushed to the horizontal bar; the upper beads are worth five and the lower beads one. This is a Japanese abacus or soroban which operates in base 10. It is believed the mechanical movement of beads representing numbers helps understanding.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 2001-280
- Measurements:
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overall (estimate): 250 x 400 x 100 mm
- type:
- teaching abacus
- credit:
- Association of teachers of Mathematics
