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Hand Abacus (14h 39min, nov 21, 2018 y – 14h 49min, jul 1, 2019 y)

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The Romans invented the hand abacus it contained several long and short grooves, and had up to five beads in each notch. The Romans developed their hand-abacus as a portable counting board-- the first portable calculating device for both engineers and businessmen.

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14h 39min, nov 21, 2018 y
14h 49min, jul 1, 2019 y
~ 7 months