Ancient Calculator-Abacus

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Miriam Hurdle 14 comments

Daily Prompt: Ancient

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Demonstration and Illustrated by Miriam Hurdle

tagged with Abacus, Addition, Ancient, Ancient Chinese Calculator, Daily Prompt, Subtraction, Usage

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JF
October 23, 2016 7:55 am

When I lived in the USSR it was the only popular calculator. Am I ancient?

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- The Showers of Blessing
  October 23, 2016 1:41 pm
  
  I’m sorry. I don’t use ‘regular’ calculator any more. I just use computer software to do most of my calculation. I just had a big assumption. BTW, do you know how to do multiplication and division with abacus? I learned a little bit, but forgot how to do it.
  
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Delyn Merce
October 22, 2016 8:38 pm

Great take on the prompt word–Bravo!

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- The Showers of Blessing
  October 22, 2016 8:54 pm
  
  Thank you. I was looking for something else, then found it in a box. Then it gave me the idea… 🙂
  
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  - Delyn Merce
    October 22, 2016 8:58 pm
    
    Love when that happens!
    
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    - The Showers of Blessing
      October 22, 2016 9:04 pm
      
      Great surprise. Couldn’t pass that one on!
      
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melanielopez0214
October 22, 2016 6:57 pm

Help they steal everything from dr just when I look my name I thinks its Hilary been going on along time

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Betcha didn't know!
October 22, 2016 6:30 pm

👍

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buildingtheloveshack
October 22, 2016 5:27 pm

I always wondered how they used that. Agree that’s cool.

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- The Showers of Blessing
  October 22, 2016 7:44 pm
  
  Does my demonstration make sense? 🙂
  
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writeshefali
October 22, 2016 3:19 pm

That’s so cool! 😊👍

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- The Showers of Blessing
  October 22, 2016 3:54 pm
  
  Yes, but I forgot how to do multiplication and division. 😦
  
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  - writeshefali
    October 22, 2016 4:11 pm
    
    Hmmm… maybe u will remember after some days… like eureka moment, happens to me at times…..😊
    
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    - The Showers of Blessing
      October 22, 2016 7:42 pm
      
      I hope so, thank you. 🙂
      
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Miriam Hurdle

Miriam Hurdle grew up in Hong Kong where she went to college and worked for five years before coming to the United States. While in Hong Kong, she taught Chinese as a Second Language at Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong for three years. She was also the Director of the Children’s Department at the Asian Outreach where she published four Chinese Children’s books. Miriam Hurdle came to the United States for her graduate studies. She received her master’s degrees in Christian Ministry from Portland Seminary, Counseling from Seattle Pacific University, and Education Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. After teaching in a California public school for fifteen years, she was promoted to a school district administrative position. She went on to do the postgraduate studies and earned her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from La Verne University in California. Dr. Hurdle continued in her administrative position for ten years before her retirement. In her retired life, Dr. Hurdle enjoys doing volunteer counseling, reading, writing, blogging, singing, drawing, watercolor painting, gardening, photographing, and traveling. Dr. Hurdle is married to Lynton Hurdle and has one married daughter and one granddaughter.

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