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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Stones used as counters in arithmetical calculations, some standing for units, others for tens, etc.
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“Beside them is the astrolabe, an instrument about which he wrote; and trimly arranged apart his augrim-stones, or counters for making calculations.”
Old English Libraries; The Making, Collection and Use of Books During the Middle Ages
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