Announcements and news related to the history of calculation which has come to the attention of '/Things that Count/':
- Detlef Zerfowski has published a compendious new book '/Our World-wide Knowledge on Calculating Machines, Slide Rules and Calculating Tools: An Approach for a Comprehensive Overview of the Knowledge from Past until Present./' of 1574 pages 13 years to compile this book more than 9000 references on articles and books on mechanical calculating and over 9000 patents.
- Denise Schmandt-Besserat has edited a new scholarly book: '/Symbols at ‘Ain Ghazal/', ‘Ain Ghazal Excavation Reports 3, bibliotheca neolithica Asiae meridionalis et occidentals & Yarmouk University, Monograph of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2013. Includes 368 pages, 139 figures (including 5 colour illustrations), 38 plates, 3 tables obtainable in hardcover through ex orient bookshop.