Died 1617-04-04.
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John Napier
John Napier of Merchiston, nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. Napier is best known as the discoverer of logarithms. He also invented the Napier's bones calculating device and popularised the use of the decimal point in arithmetic.
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science · Scottish mathematician (1550–1617) · theologian · mathematician · astronomer · physicist · inventor · astrologer · also John Napier, John Napier of Merchiston, Ioannes Neper, Napier
Born 1 February 1550 · Died 4 April 1617 · Q159592
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Studied at University of St Andrews (1563).
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Born 1550-02-01.
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