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The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms (Leather Bound) by John Napier, 1888 A handbook of living primates: morphology, ecology and behaviour of nonhuman primates, by John Russell Napier, 1967 Monkeys without tails by John Russell Napier, 1976 Rabdology (Charles Babbage Institute Reprint) by John Napier, 1990-12-13 the Origins of Man by John Napier, 1969 Roots of Mankind the Story of Man and His by John Napier, Elephants & Other Land Giants: Wild wild World of Animals by Prue; Napier, John; Chiu, Tony; Dozier, Thomas A; Kaye, Ivan Napier, 1977 The Origins of Man by John Russell. Napier, 1982-09 Startling Evidence of Another Form of Life on Earth Now: Bigfoot by John Napier, 1972 The construction of the wonderful canon of logarithms by John Napier, 1997 Primates. by John Napier, 1963 The Roots of Mankind by John Napier, 1972-12 The Roots of Mankind the Story of Man and His Ancestors by John Napier, 1973 Bigfoot: The Yeti and Sasquatch in Myth and Reality by John Napier, 1973

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21. Napier Bones In Various Bases
    john napier (15501617), a Scottish mathematician, is mostly known for his invention of logarithms - a device that  
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    Extractions: Recommend this site John Napier (1550-1617), a Scottish mathematician, is mostly known for his invention of logarithms - a device that revolutionized calculations by reducing difficult and tedious multiplication to addition of table entries. In 1617, three years after appearance of Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio (A Description of the Wonderful Law of Logarithms), he published Rabdologiae which was recently reproduced as Rabdology by the Charles Babbage Institute in the Reprint Series for the History of Computing. The Elementary Latin Dictionary offered two entries: Rab- raving mad rage be mad Dolo pike pointed stuff sword-stick (my son David who takes Latin in high school, claims that the last part logo has to do with the word "study".) The difficulty of putting the three together would explain why the Institute decided to anglicize the title instead of translating it. Trusting several accounts, it appears that in their day the sticks described in the book and later known as Napier's rods or Napier's bones, were indeed a rave among merchants who carried them along and used them to speed up calculations. [Richard Persky from University of Texas diverges: Actually, it looks like Latinized Greek to me -

22. World Book Not Found - DiscoverySchool.com
    World Book biographical article on Canada's Prime Minister (1984).  
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23. Napier, John
    napier, john (1550 1617) Scotsman john napier went to St. Salvator’s Collegein St. Andrews, where he studied from mathematician john Rutherford.  
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    Extractions: Napier, John (1550 Scotsman John Napier went to St. Salvator’s College in St. Andrews, where he studied from mathematician John Rutherford. In sixteenth-century Scotland, intellectual interests centered on religion, theology, and politics rather than on science and mathematics, and Napier’s first work reflected that climate. Napier was a fervent Protestant and a landowner of a large estate and farm. There is evidence that Napier began working on the idea of logarithms about 1590. His important mathematical work culminated in the publication of two Latin treatises. In the Constructio, the phrase artificial number s is used by Napier instead of logarithms The word logarithm was adopted later. Today Napier is best known as the inventor of logarithms, but until recently we knew very little about their invention. Today we realize that in the late 1500s, Napier invented a computational tool called the logarithm that simplified arithmetic by replacing multiplication by addition. The equation that accomplished this was simply ln (ax) = ln a + ln x To multiply two positive numbers a and x , you looked up their logarithms in a table, added the logarithms, found the sum in the table, and read the table backward to find the product ax Having such a table was the key, and Napier spent the last 20 years of his life working on a table that he never finished (while astronomer

24. Napier, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
    The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. napier, john. 1550–1617,Scottish mathematician. He invented logarithms and wrote  
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    Extractions: Select Search All Bartleby.com All Reference Columbia Encyclopedia World History Encyclopedia World Factbook Columbia Gazetteer American Heritage Coll. Dictionary Roget's Thesauri Roget's II: Thesaurus Roget's Int'l Thesaurus Quotations Bartlett's Quotations Columbia Quotations Simpson's Quotations English Usage Modern Usage American English Fowler's King's English Strunk's Style Mencken's Language Cambridge History The King James Bible Oxford Shakespeare Gray's Anatomy Farmer's Cookbook Post's Etiquette Bulfinch's Mythology Frazer's Golden Bough All Verse Anthologies Dickinson, E. Eliot, T.S. Frost, R. Hopkins, G.M. Keats, J. Lawrence, D.H. Masters, E.L. Sandburg, C. Sassoon, S. Whitman, W. Wordsworth, W. Yeats, W.B. All Nonfiction Harvard Classics American Essays Einstein's Relativity Grant, U.S. Roosevelt, T. Wells's History Presidential Inaugurals All Fiction Shelf of Fiction Ghost Stories Short Stories Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference Columbia Encyclopedia PREVIOUS NEXT ... BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Napier, John

25. Napier, John. The American Heritage® Dictionary Of The English Language: Fourth
    napier, john. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English LanguageFourth Edition. 2000. 2000. napier, john. SYLLABICATION Na·pi·er.  
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    Extractions: Select Search All Bartleby.com All Reference Columbia Encyclopedia World History Encyclopedia World Factbook Columbia Gazetteer American Heritage Coll. Dictionary Roget's Thesauri Roget's II: Thesaurus Roget's Int'l Thesaurus Quotations Bartlett's Quotations Columbia Quotations Simpson's Quotations English Usage Modern Usage American English Fowler's King's English Strunk's Style Mencken's Language Cambridge History The King James Bible Oxford Shakespeare Gray's Anatomy Farmer's Cookbook Post's Etiquette Bulfinch's Mythology Frazer's Golden Bough All Verse Anthologies Dickinson, E. Eliot, T.S. Frost, R. Hopkins, G.M. Keats, J. Lawrence, D.H. Masters, E.L. Sandburg, C. Sassoon, S. Whitman, W. Wordsworth, W. Yeats, W.B. All Nonfiction Harvard Classics American Essays Einstein's Relativity Grant, U.S. Roosevelt, T. Wells's History Presidential Inaugurals All Fiction Shelf of Fiction Ghost Stories Short Stories Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference American Heritage Dictionary naphthol ... BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. Napier, John.

26. Ïåðñîíàëèè: , John Napier
    Frederick LuPone, Patti Mackintosh, Cameron Minelli, Liza napier, john Nixon, MarniNunn, Trevor Paige, Elaine Pelletier john napier / .  
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    Extractions: Wilkinson, Colm John Napier / Äæîí Íàïüåð "Cats" "Starlight Express" . Äåéñòâóþùèìè ëèöàìè áûëè ëîêîìîòèâû è âàãîíû. Ðåæèññåð ðåøèë, ÷òî àêòåðû áóäóò êàòàòüñÿ íà ðîëèêàõ. Çàäà÷åé õóäîæíèêà áûëî ñîçäàòü êîñòþìû, êîòîðûå íàïîìèíàëè áû ïîåçäà è ëþäåé îäíîâðåìåííî. È ïðè ýòîì èñïîëíèòåëè äîëæíû áûëè â íèõ ñâîáîäíî è áûñòðî ïåðåìåùàòüñÿ! Ñ ïîìîùüþ Ëèç äà Êîñòà áûëè ñîçäàíû êðàñî÷íûå, áëåñòÿùèå êîñòþìû, â êîòîðûõ àêòåðû ñòàíîâèëèñü ïîõîæèìè íà ðîáîòîâ-òðàíñôîðìåðîâ. Êîñòþìû áûëè î÷åíü òÿæåëûìè, è, âåðîÿòíî, èñïîëíèòåëè ðàçíûõ ïîêîëåíèé íå ðàç ïðîêëèíàëè õóäîæíèêà. Ñàì æå Íàïüåð ãîâîðèò, ÷òî òåðïåòü íå ìîæåò äåëàòü êîñòþìû, íî âñåãäà, êîãäà ïðåäëàãàþò ðàáîòó, õîòÿò íàéòè ÷åëîâåêà, êîòîðûé ñðàçó çàíÿëñÿ áû è èìè, è äåêîðàöèÿìè, âîò îí è ñîãëàøàåòñÿ. Òåì íå ìåíåå, còðàäàíèÿ Íàïüåðà îêóïèëèñü: èìåííî äèçàéí ïî êîñòþìàì ïðèíåñ ñïåêòàêëþ åäèíñòâåííóþ åãî íàãðàäó - Òîíè, ïîñëå òîãî, êàê îí áûë ïîñòàâëåí íà Áðîäâåå. Òåïåðü æå äèçàéíîì ïî òåàòðàëüíûì êîñòþìàì çàíèìàåòñÿ åãî äî÷ü - Ýëàéçà, è îíè ÷àñòî ðàáîòàþò íàä ñïåêòàëÿìè âìåñòå. , ïðè ó÷àñòèè Êîðîëåâñêîãî Øåêñïèðîâñêîãî Òåàòðà ñòàëà ñåíñàöèåé, êîòîðàÿ, êàæåòñÿ, íèêîãäà íå çàêîí÷èòñÿ. Ñàì Äæîí Íàïüåð ãîâîðèò, ÷òî îáû÷íî î÷åíü áûñòðî ðàçî÷àðîâûâàåòñÿ â ñâîèõ ðàáîòàõ, ïîñëå òîãî, êàê ñïåêòàêëü óæå ïîñòàâëåí. "Îáû÷íî ÷åðåç ïîëãîäà ïîñëå âûõîäà ñïåêòàêëÿ â ñâåò, ìíå ñòûäíî ïðèçíàâàòüñÿ, ÷òî ÿ íàä íèì ðàáîòàë". Íî "Îòâåðæåííûå" ýòî åäèíñòâåííàÿ ðàáîòà, êîòîðàÿ íðàâèòñÿ åìó ïî-ïðåæíåìó. Êîãäà øîó áûëî ïîñòàâëåíî íà Áðîäâåå, Íàïüåð ïîëó÷èë çà íåãî íàãðàäó Òîíè. Äëÿ îäíîãî èç ïîïóëÿðíåéøèõ ìþçèêëîâ XX ñòîëåòèÿ îí ñîçäàë áàððèêàäû, êîòîðûå âîçäâèãàëèñü íà ñöåíå, áëàãîäàðÿ ñëîæíîìó ìåõàíèçìó. Âîîáùå, äåêîðàöèè Äæîíà Íàïüåðà èçâåñòíû ñâîèìè ìàñøòàáàìè è òåõíè÷åñêîé ñëîæíîñòüþ. Õóäîæíèê äàæå æàëóåòñÿ: "Ðåæèññåðû ïðèâûêëè ñ÷èòàòü: 'áîëüøîå øîó, äîñòàíüòå Äæîíà!' Íî ìíå íðàâÿòñÿ è íåáîëüøèå ñïåêòàêëè."

27. Hands (John Napier)
    Hands. john napier. Princeton University Press 1983 A book review by Danny Yee http//dannyreviews.com/ - Copyright © 1993 what would we do without them?  
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    Extractions: Subjects Titles Authors ... Latest Princeton University Press 1983 A book review by Danny Yee what would we do without them? Hands is a really great little book. The first part describes the structure, function and evolution of the human hand. The second part deals briefly with some of the social and cultural aspects of hands: the origins of tool use and handedness, fingerprints, and the role of gesture in communication. All of this is informed by comparison with the non-human primates. While it does go into some anatomical and primatological detail, Hands assumes no prior knowledge of either field. It is likely to be of great interest to anyone to whom hands are of particular importance, from magicians and musicians to victims of RSI and designers of tools. It should also appeal to anyone curious about their own limbs; even as I type this I am looking at what my hands and fingers are doing in a new light. Hands is highly recommended. 8 December 1993 human biology

28. Napier, John
    encyclopediaEncyclopedia napier, john. napier, john, 1550–1617, Scottishmathematician. He invented logarithms and wrote Mirifici  
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    Extractions: Napier, John Napier, John, , Scottish mathematician. He invented logarithms and wrote Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio (1614), containing the first logarithmic table and the first use of the word logarithm. His Rabdologiae (1617) gives various methods for abbreviating arithmetical calculations. One method of multiplication uses a system of numbered rods called Napier's rods, or Napier's bones; this was a major improvement on the ancient system of counters then in use. In 1619, after Napier's death, his Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio

29. Turner, John Napier
    encyclopediaEncyclopedia Turner, john napier. Turner, john napier, 1929–,Canadian prime minister (1984). Born in England, he emigrated  
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30. John Napier References
    Memoirs of john napier of Merchiston, his Lineage, Life, and Times, witha History of the Invention of Logarithms Mark napier (1904).  
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    Extractions: Home Biography A Description of the Admirable Table of Logarithms Napier's Rods ... References References Books Rabdology by John Napier, William F. Richardson (Translator) (Hardcover) The Art of Numbering by Speaking Rods by W Leybourn (1667) Napier's Bones : a History and Instruction Manual by D J Bryden, (1992) Handbook of the Napier Tercentenary Celebration or Modern Instruments and Methods of Calculation by E. M. Horsburgh (Editor), M. R. Williams (Designer) (Hardcover) Handbook of the Napier Tercentenary Celebration or Modern Instruments and Methods of Calculation (Hardcover - May 1984) Napier Tercentenary Memorial Volume - C G Knott ( Editor Memoirs of John Napier of Merchiston, his Lineage, Life, and Times, with a History of the Invention of Logarithms - Mark Napier (1904) A Description of the Admirable Table of Logarithms by John Napier

31. John Napier
    Another account. napier, john, of Merchiston, near Edinburgh, the celebratedinventor of the logarithms, was born in the year 1550.  
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    Extractions: By Jeremy Hodges in the Daily Mail, July 8, 2000 He was ‘the person to whom the title of great man is more justly due than to any other whom this country has produced’. In this simple pronouncement, the Scottish intellectual David Flume summed up his fellow countryman John Napier. Yet most Scots know little or nothing about the 16th-century mathematician, philosopher and inventor who, from his secluded tower in Scotland, produced the vital tool needed by mankind to explore the globe and fathom the universe. Without Napier's invention of logarithms and the decimal notation for complex fractions, the discoveries of others such as Galileo, Kepler and Newton would have been hindered by years of long and complex calculations. For decades Napier wrestled with mathematics in the privacy of his home, while his superstitious neighbours grew convinced he was involved in sorcery and witchcraft. Dressing in a long, black gown to match his thick, black beard, he did nothing to dispel their illusions. He achieved one of the greatest mathematical discoveries of all time while living through one of the most violent and turbulent periods in Scotland’s history with his home town of Edinburgh embroiled in civil war and ravaged by the plague. For centuries his reputation remained almost as obscure as the location of his unmarked grave somewhere in the capital. But his name now lives on at Napier University in Edinburgh, this year celebrating the 450th anniversary of his birth in 1550.

32. Napier, John, 8th Laird Of Merchiston
    napier, john, 8th Laird of Merchiston (15501617). Scottish mathematicianwho invented logarithms 1614 and 'napier's bones', an early  
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    Extractions: Napier published a denunciation of the Roman Catholic Church, A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St John 1593, as well as Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio/Description of the Marvellous Canon of Logarithms 1614 and Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio 1619. In Rabdologiae ('numeration by little rods') 1617 he explained his mechanical calculating system and showed how square roots could be extracted by the manipulation of counters on a chessboard.

33. Napier, John (1550-1617) -- From Eric Weisstein's World Of Scientific Biography
    Branch of Science , Mathematicians v. Nationality , Scottish v. napier, john (15501617),Additional biographies MacTutor (St. Andrews). Author Eric W. Weisstein.  
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34. Napier, John
    napier, john 15501617, Scottish mathematician. He invented logarithms napier,john. 1550-1617, Scottish mathematician. He invented logarithms  
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    Extractions: Napier, John 1550-1617, Scottish mathematician. He invented logarithms and wrote Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio (1614), containing the first logarithmic table and the first use of the word logarithm. His Rabdologiae (1617) gives various methods for abbreviating arithmetical calculations. One method of multiplication uses a system of numbered rods called Napier's rods, or Napier's bones; this was a major improvement on the ancient system of counters then in use. In 1619, after Napier's death, his Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio, which gave the method of construction of his logarithms, was published by his son Robert and edited by Henry Briggs. Napier introduced the decimal point in writing numbers. Napier was also known as an outspoken exponent of the Protestant cause. His religious writings include A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation (1593), the earliest Scottish interpretation of the scriptures.

35. Napier's [John] Trust
    napier's john Trust Address Headrick Inglis Glen Co 48 West RegentStreet Glasgow G2 2QR. Aims To make grants to a wide variety  
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36. John Napier
    Translate this page john napier (1550 - 1617, Edinburgh, Schottland) john napier (auch Neper)wurde als Erfinder der Logarithmen bekannt. Er veröffentlichte  
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    Extractions: Home Geschichte Mathematiker Zitate ... Suche John Napier (1550 - 1617, Edinburgh, Schottland) John Napier (auch: Neper) wurde als Erfinder der Logarithmen bekannt. Er veröffentlichte im Jahre 1614 seine Logarithmen unter dem Titel "Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio". Anders als die heutigen Logarithmen waren Napier's Logarithmen nicht zu einer bestimmten Basis, obwohl man angenähert von einer Basis 1/e ausgehen kann. Sie betreffen nämlich noch eine Konstante 10 , die von der Konstruktion gemäss Neper stammt:

37. Napier, John (1550-1617), Mathématicien Écossais, Inventeur Des Logarithmes, Des
    Translate this page napier, john (1550-1617), mathématicien écossais, inventeur des logarithmes,destinés à simplifier les calculs de trigonométrie sphérique.  
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38. Napier, John (1550-1617), Mathématicien Écossais, Inventeur Des Logarithmes, Des
    Translate this page Euler, Leonhard (1707-1783), mathématicien suisse, physicien, ingénieur et philosophe,l'un des fondateurs des méthodes de calcul différentiel et intégral  
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39. Napier, John
    encyclopediaEncyclopedia napier, john. napier, john, 1550–1617, Scottishmathematician. He invented logarithms and wrote Mirifici  
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    Extractions: Napier, John Napier, John, , Scottish mathematician. He invented logarithms and wrote Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio (1614), containing the first logarithmic table and the first use of the word logarithm. His Rabdologiae (1617) gives various methods for abbreviating arithmetical calculations. One method of multiplication uses a system of numbered rods called Napier's rods, or Napier's bones; this was a major improvement on the ancient system of counters then in use. In 1619, after Napier's death, his Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio, which gave the method of construction of his logarithms, was published by his son Robert and edited by Henry Briggs. Napier introduced the decimal point in writing numbers. Napier was also known as an outspoken exponent of the Protestant cause. His religious writings include A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation (1593), the earliest Scottish interpretation of the scriptures.

40. NAPIER, John, A Description Of The Admirable Table Of Logarithmes
    12597; WR Macdonald, The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms of johnnapier, and a Catalogue of napier's Works (1889) p 146; Honeyman 2290; STC  
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