John Napier: Life, Logarithms, and Legacy - Julian Havil - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691155708 - October 5, 2014
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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

296 pages, 64 line illus. 48 tables.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 5, 2014
ISBN13 9780691155708
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 296
Dimensions 175 × 239 × 23 mm   ·   576 g
Language English  

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