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Adam Riese invents the abacus, that starts its triumphal procession around the globe in Saxony. The brilliant mathematician lived from 1492 until 1559. In 1539 he was appointed as the "Official in arithmetic" for the Saxony sovereign. 16 JH 1709 1989 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07