John Napier
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John Napier was a Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who lived from 1550 to 1617. He is historically significant for his contributions to mathematics and science during the Renaissance period.
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- 1550
- Died
- 1617
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- Logarithmorum canonis descriptio, seu arithmeticarum supputationum mirabilis abbrevatio
- Tweede deel vande Nieuwe tel-konst, 1627
- Arcanvm svppvtationis arithmeticae
- Mirifici logarithmorvm canonis constrvctio
- Logarithmorvm canonis descriptio, sev Arithmeticarvm svppvtationvm mirabilis abbreviatio
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John Napier of Merchiston (/ˈneɪpi.ər/ NAY-pee-ər; Latinized as Ioannes Neper; 1 February 1550 – 4 April 1617), nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. Napier is best known as the discoverer of logarithms. He also invented the Napier's bones calculating device and popularised the use of the decimal point in arithmetic.
Napier's birthplace, Merchiston Tower in Edinburgh, is now part of the facilities of Edinburgh Napier University. There is a memorial to him at St Cuthbert's Parish Church at the west end of Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh.
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