 Soroban, Japanese, 1975-1978.
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Picture Number:10325642
Credit:Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
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Description:
Soroban, Japanese abacus with coloured plastic beads in cardboard case. The soroban has 1 bead above the bar and 4 beads below. It is used for calculations in base 10. The soroban was developed from the Chinese abacus which had 2 beads above the bar and 5 below for working in base 16.
Object Number: 1978-112
Date Made: 1975-1978
Place of Production: World > Asia > Japan
In Collection of: Science Museum
Subject(s) > Science & Technology > Mathematics
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