It is a tale that starts with a 42,000-year-old tally stick found in South Africa and moves through finger-counting systems to the abacus and the slide-rule.
这个故事从在南非发现的一根有 42,000 年历史的计数棒开始，通过手指计数系统发展到算盘和计算尺。
Tally sticks
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经济学人 Culture
彼得兔和他的朋友们（下）
So he kept his one useful eye carefully on the wool, and counted it by the notches on his tally stick—another bale—another notch—thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven; he hoped the number would come right at the finish.
因此，他用一只有用的眼睛仔细地盯着羊毛，并根据他的理货棒上的刻痕数了数——又一包——又一刻痕——三十五、三十六、三十七；他希望这个数字能在结束时出现。
英语百科
Tally stick
A tally (or tally stick) was an ancient memory aid device used to record and document numbers, quantities, or even messages. Tally sticks first appear as animal bones carved with notches, in the Upper Paleolithic; a notable example is the Ishango Bone. Historical reference is made by Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79) about the best wood to use for tallies, and by Marco Polo (1254–1324) who mentions the use of the tally in China. Tallies have been used for numerous purposes such as messaging and scheduling, and especially in financial and legal transactions, to the point of being currency.
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