User:Jccsvq

I am a retired (astro)physicist curious about the history of science and mathematics, and all kinds of ancient computing, measuring or observing instruments used in mathematics, astronomy, geodesy, surveying, navigation, etc.

I was a professor at the University of Seville (Spain) for 43 years.

Why am I here
What brings me here is my interest in all kinds of abacus, especially the eastern one, call it suanpan or soroban. About a year ago I started writing (in this disastrous English) a series of articles with the desire to share what I had learned about this topic, especially about traditional methods, and I opened a website and a blog to collect the articles and share them... just to find out that I don't want to be: Instead, it is enough for me:
 * not the author
 * not the owner
 * not the webmaster
 * not the SEO analyst
 * to be a contributor and
 * enjoy learning from others

So it seems I went the wrong way ...

Project
Now I am gathering and adapting some of my writing into a wikibook about abacus traditional methods, for which there is not much information accessible in English, in the hope that it can grow with the participation of other contributors.


 * I have started it in my Sandbox on July 13, 2021...
 * ...and by the end of August it is reaching a degree of completion that would justify moving it to the main namespace. It could already be useful to others.


 * I have been using a couple of tools for the easy creation of the abacus diagrams and procedure tables that populates the book.


 * Finally, on September 13, 2021, I have moved the book to the main namespace under the title: Traditional Abacus and Bead Arithmetic.

Second project ... maybe
Related to the previous project, the WikiBook: Using an Abacus seems like a project abandoned at a very early stage long time ago. It would be interesting to take it up again since it could be an additional resource for those who are new to the study of the abacus.

Hmm, who knows, we'll see ... For now I am gathering some content in User:Jccsvq/sandbox/Worksheet_1.

Other personal interests
Include:
 * Music
 * Flute-making
 * Botany
 * Plant photography

Some subpages

 * Sandbox
 * /sandbox/Abacus Traditional Methods/
 * /sandbox/Worksheet 1/
 * /sandbox/Worksheet 2/
 * /sandbox/Abacus references/
 * Abacus diagrams and procedure tables