John Napier
John Napier | |
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 John Napier in 1616 | |
| Born | 1 Feb 1550 Edinburgh |
| Dee'd | 4 Apryle 1617 (aged 66–67) Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Saunt Aundraes |
John Napier, Laird o Merchiston (1550 - 4 Aprile 1617) is a Scots mathematicker an thelogian fae Embra.[1] In mathematics, he gies his name tae Naperian logarithms an tae Naperian banes an in Embra he gies his name tae the Embra University that is cried Napier University.[2]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "John Napier: His Life, His Logs, and His Bones - Introduction | Mathematical Association of America". www.maa.org. Archived frae the original on 2 Mey 2023. Retrieved 6 Juin 2021.
- ↑ "John Napier of Merchiston". Napier (in English). Retrieved 6 Juin 2021.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
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