Author:John Napier

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John Napier
(1550–1617)

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Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer; also 8th Laird of Merchistoun. He is best known as the inventor of logarithms and made common the use of the decimal point in arithmetic.

Works

A Plaine Discovery of the whole Revelation of St. John (1594)
Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio (1614) (Latin) (external scan)
- The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms, translated by William Rae Macdonald (1889) (transcription project)

Works about Napier

"Napier, John," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Napier, John," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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