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Read "John Napier Life, Logarithms, and Legacy" by Julian Havil available from Rakuten Kobo. The most comprehensive account of the mathematician's life and work John Napier (1550–1617) is celebrated today as the m...

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John Napier was a famous Scottish mathematician who is best known for his invention of logarithms which are used to help with mathematical calculations. He is also credited with bringing the decimal point into common use. Early Life and Education: John Napier was born into a wealthy family on February 1 in 1550 in Edinburgh,

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John Napier of Merchiston (1 February, 1550 – 4 April 1617); also signed as Neper, Nepair; nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston) was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. His Latinized name was Ioannes Neper. John Napier is best known as the discoverer of logarithms. He also invented the so-called "Napier's bones" and made common the use of the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics. John Napier, James Watt, Ben Hur, Great Scot, John Wilson, Computer History, Trigonometry, Physicists, Book Of Revelation

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John Napier of Merchiston, nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was the 8th Laird o...

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Scientist. A Scottish mathematician, he invented logarithms and popularized the use of the decimal point. His home, Merchiston Tower, lies at the center of Napier University, which was named after him.

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"There is nothing so troublesome to mathematical practice ... than multiplications, divisions, square and cubical extractions of great numbers ... I began therefore to consider ... how I might remove those hindrances." John Napier - scientist & mathematician. ~Napier's Bones-Lattice Multiplication Blog on Desktop Learning Adventures~ Lattice Multiplication, John Napier, Mathematical Practices, Great Scot, Physicists, History Of Science, Math Class, Aging Well, Fifth Grade

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"There is nothing so troublesome to mathematical practice ... than multiplications, divisions, square and cubical extractions of great numbers ... I began therefore to consider ... how I might remove those hindrances." John Napier - scientist & mathematician. ~Napier's Bones-Lattice Multiplication Blog on Desktop Learning Adventures~

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