John Napier

John Napier of Merchiston ( ; 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.

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.

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 at the west side of Edinburgh. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Mirifici logarithmorvm cannonis constrvctio ; et eorvm ad natvrales ipsorum numeros habitudines

    Mirifici logarithmorvm cannonis constrvctio ; et eorvm ad natvrales ipsorum numeros habitudines by Napier, John, 1550-1617

    Lvgdvni, 1620
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    De arte logistica Joannis Naperi Merchistonii baronis libri qui supersunt.

    De arte logistica Joannis Naperi Merchistonii baronis libri qui supersunt. by Napier, John, 1550-1617

    Edinburgi, 1839
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    Rabdology

    Rabdology by Napier, John, 1550-1617

    Cambridge, Mass. : Los Angeles : MIT Press ; Tomash Publishers, 1990
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    Enneades arithmeticæ, the numbring nines, or, Pythagoras his table extended to all whole numbers under 10000 : and the numbring rods of the Right Honourable John Lord Nepeer : enlarged with 9999 fixt columns or rods, of single, double, triple, and quadruple figures, and with a new sort of double and moveable rods, for the much more sure, plain and easie performance of multiplication, division, and extraction of roots.

    Enneades arithmeticæ, the numbring nines, or, Pythagoras his table extended to all whole numbers under 10000 : and the numbring rods of the Right Honourable John Lord Nepeer : enla... by Napier, John, 1550-1617

    London : Printed for Joseph Moxon ..., 1684
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    A description of the admirable table of logarithmes

    A description of the admirable table of logarithmes by Napier, John, 1550-1617

    Amsterdam : New York : Theatrum Orbis Terrarum; Da Capo Press, 1969
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    The construction of the wonderful canon of logarithms

    The construction of the wonderful canon of logarithms by Napier, John, 1550-1617

    London : Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1966
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    The Bloody almanack : to which England is directed, to fore-know what shall come to passe, by that famous astrologer, M. John Booker : being a perfect abstract of the prophecies proved out of Scripture, by the noble Napier, Lord of Marchistoun in Scotland : with additions.

    The Bloody almanack : to which England is directed, to fore-know what shall come to passe, by that famous astrologer, M. John Booker : being a perfect abstract of the prophecies pr...

    London : Printed for Anthony Vincent ..., 1643
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    Tweede deel van de nieuwe tel-konst, 1627

    Tweede deel van de nieuwe tel-konst, 1627 by Decker, Ezechiël de, 1603 or 1604-1647?

    Nieuwkoop : De Graaf, 1964
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