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JOHN napier

             John Napier, Laird of Merchiston was a Scottish mathematician. He was born in 1550 at his family estate, Merchiston Tower, Scotland. At the age of 13 Napier attended St. Salvator's College but never graduated. In 1573 he married Elizabeth Sterling who bore him a son and a daughter before her death in 1579. A few years later he was remarried to Agnes Chisholm, whom he had five sons and five daughters with. In 1617 Napier died and is now buried in Scotland's capitol Edinburgh. John Napier is most famous for his invention of Logarithms. In his book Mirifici Logarthmorum Canonis Descriptio or Description of the Marvelous Rule of Logarithms, Napier explained How logarithms could be used for simplifying complex equations, the sole use for logarithms at his time. Napier's thinking capabilities were not limited to logarithms. He dabbled in inventing during Scottish conflict with Spain. He designed several weapons of war to aide Scotland in this conflict, including a tank-like chariot, a submarine, a burning mirror similar to that of Archimedes for setting fire to ships, and an artillery piece that could destroy a whole field of soldiers. He also came up with several novel ideas for farming, including using salt as a fertilizer and weed killer, which are still used today. Napier also wrote a book by the name of A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of John, In which he proved the Pope was the antichrist and predicted the world's end in 1700. Napier also invented a tool, called "Napier's Bones," by which multiplication and division was made easier through the arrangement of marked rods or bones to form a table.
            


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1. Keys of Renaissance Astronomy

... the equations in astronomy. As it was mentioned before, Euclid's Element as a mathematics book significantly helped Kepler to refine the theorem of Copernicus. Similarly, John Napier, a Scottish mathematician helped Kepler to refine his theory through mathematical method unintentionally. John Napier is famous for his discovery of logarithms. And the discovery of logarithms is also famous for helping Kepler. In the Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ... of logarithms with base e was announced in 1614. The invention was of great assistance to Johannes Kepler, and made possible the r...

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2. History of Computers

... which was first developed in 2800 B.C. It was the zenith of calculating technology until the 1st century. In the early 1600's, John Napier invented the Napier's bones which were multiplication tables inscribe on wood. He also invented logarithms. In 1621 William Oughtred used Napier's logarithms as the basis for his invention, the slide rule. In 1642, Blaise Pascal developed the "Pascaline." 1694 when Gottfried ... ...

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3. Alain Locke and the Associates in Negro Folk Education

... Print. This book has not been reprinted and is available at the Temple University Library in Pennsylvania. ---. A Decade of Negro Self-Expression. Charlottesville: Va., 1928. The Trustees of the John F. Slater Fund. Occasional Papers; no. 26. Print. This book has 5 editions published in 1928 in English and held by 86 libraries worldwide. ---. The Negro and His Music: ... that a concept of race grounded on science is not possible; attempt to use science to influence social policy regarding black people. Napier, Winston. "Affirming Critical Conceptualism: Harlem Renaissance." Massachusetts...

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4. Alain Locke and the Associates in Negro Folk Education

... Print. This book has not been reprinted and is available at the Temple University Library in Pennsylvania. ---. A Decade of Negro Self-Expression. Charlottesville: Va., 1928. The Trustees of the John F. Slater Fund. Occasional Papers; no. 26. Print. This book has 5 editions published in 1928 in English and held by 86 libraries worldwide. ---. The Negro and His Music: ... that a concept of race grounded on science is not possible; attempt to use science to influence social policy regarding black people. Napier, Winston. "Affirming Critical Conceptualism: Harlem Renaissance." Massachusetts...

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6. The History of Math

... important as a mathematical computation such as pi, we use e a lot and its history is just as interesting as any mathematical component. e is a component in mathematics. John Napier discovered e in 1618, although he did not recognize it. Napier was working on logarithm appendix, where the natural logarithms of various numbers appeared on a table where e was initially discovered. In 1624, Briggs almost discovered e and gave ... ...

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8. Hearts

... . This time period donated very few mathematical masterminds, however the contributions of this period are equally important Some of the more renowned names in the Transition Period (1200A.D. - 1599A.D.) are John Napier, Ludolf van Ceulen, Robert Recorde, and Simon Stevin. Leon Alberti wrote a revolutionary book, it described a method of achieving a more logical perspective in a mathematical manner. His book was a forerunner of projective ... ...

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9. A Review on Les Miserables

... in front of me to block my view of the stage The three most captivating aspects of the play was the brilliant light design, costumes, and music. The light designer, John Napier, did an excellent job on designing the lights for the play. He captured the sadness and emotional environment of the play by using dull and dim lighting. Even though he ... ...

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