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Credit is given to the ancient China but it was widely used in the ancient world

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Who was the first to use an abacus?

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Which century was abacus invented?

Around 2500BC the first Abacus appeared in Sumaria. It arrived in Persia about 600BC. The Greek Abacus is recorded to have been in use about 500BC


When did the hindus first use numbers based on ten?

An abacus.


What was the first abacus?

The Chinese abacus


What is the name of the inventor of abacus?

Abacus was invented by the Chinesethe abacus was also known as the first computer


Who was the first person to use a abacus?

During the Achaemenid Persian Empire, around 600 BC the Persians first began to use the abacus but I don't think history has documented it's inventor-someone will correct me or add if I am wrong..


How do you use the word abacus in a sentence?

well here is the answer ! :)Some people use the abacus to solve some mathematical calculations


Who was the first person to use an abacus?

Nobody knows who was first because they were invented thousands of years ago in Babylon.


How do you use abacus whiz abacus host-Emulator-1?

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What are the advantages of the abacus?

One of the advantages of the abacus is that it is easy to use. Another is that it does not require electricity to work. You can use it no matter where you are.


Who created abacus?

China Answer: The abacus has a history going back to 2500 BCE when it was first used in Sumeria.Later and improved versions were in use in Babylonia, Egypt, Persia, India, China, Rome and Greece. There are reports of abaci in India as early as the 1st century CE. The first use of Chinese abacus is not documented until the 14th Century CE although there is evidence in Chinese illustrations that they were in common use as early as 1100 CE. It was similar to the modern abacus. From China the abacus spread into Japan and Korea.Some scholars point to an independent development of the abacus in Mesoamerica by the Mayans and Aztecs. These were of course based on the base 20 not 10 as in Asia and Europe.


Why abacus considered as first recording adding machine?

The abacus is considered the first adding machine because it was the first tool that was used to add with. There were not any counting devices until the invention of the abacus in 3000 BC.