John Napier: Life, Logarithms, and Legacy

by Julian Havil

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The most comprehensive account of the mathematician's life and work

John Napier (1550-1617) is celebrated today as the man who invented logarithms--an enormous intellectual achievement that would soon lead to the development of their mechanical equivalent in the slide rule: the two would serve humanity as the principal means of calculation until the mid-1970s. Yet, despite Napier's pioneering efforts, his life and work have not attracted...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691155704

ISBN13:9780691155708

Release Date:October 2014

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.28 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.7"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Math Mathematics Science & Math

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