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16:44, 23-Jan-2020
Every Treasure Tells a Story: Counting Rods - A System of Numbers
Updated 18:09, 23-Jan-2020
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In pre-imperial China, counting rods were used to perform decimal calculations. While number systems have changed with time, the decimal system has triumphed throughout.