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Ancient computing technology : from abacuses to water clocks / Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods.
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Title:Ancient computing technology : from abacuses to water clocks / Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods.
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Author/Creator:Woods, Michael, 1946-
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Other Contributors/Collections:Woods, Mary B. (Mary Boyle), 1946-
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Published/Created:Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, ©2011.
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Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QA22 .W664 2011
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Mathematics, Ancient--Juvenile literature.
Counting--Methodology--History--To 1500--Juvenile literature.
Mathematics, Ancient.
Counting--Methodology--History--To 1500.
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Description:96 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm.
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Series:Technology in ancient cultures.
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Summary:Learn about some of the earliest computers including water clocks and the Pascal counting machine.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9780761365280 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
0761365281 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
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Contents:Computer basics
The ancient Middle East
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
Ancient China
The Ancient Americas
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
After the ancients.