Author: Mark NapierPublisher:
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Category : Equations, Theory of
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Memoirs of John Napier of Merchiston
Author: Mark NapierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Equations, Theory of
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Memoirs of John Napier of Merchiston
Author: Mark NapierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Equations, Theory of
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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The Life and Works of John Napier
Author: Brian RicePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319532820
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 1009
Book Description
For the first time, all five of John Napier’s works have been brought together in English in a single volume, making them more accessible than ever before. His four mathematical works were originally published in Latin: two in his lifetime (1550–1617), one shortly after he died, and one over 200 years later. The authors have prepared three introductory chapters, one covering Napier himself, one his mathematical works, and one his religious work. The former has been prepared by one of Napier’s descendants and contains many new findings about Napier’s life to provide the most complete biography of this enigmatic character, whose reputation has previously been overshadowed by rumour and speculation. The latter has been written by an academic who was awarded a PhD for his thesis on Napier at the University of Edinburgh, and it provides the most lucid and coherent coverage available of this abstruse and little understood work. The chapter on Napier’s mathematical texts has been authored by an experienced and respected academic, whose recent works have specialised in the history of mathematics and whose Journey through Mathematics was selected in March of 2012 as an Outstanding Title in Mathematics by Choice magazine, a publication of the American Library Association. All three authors have revisited the primary sources extensively and deliver new insights about Napier and his works, whilst revising the many myths and assumptions that surround his life and character.
Memoirs of John Napier of Merchiston, His Lineage, Life, and Times
Author: Mark Napier (Historian.)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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John Napier
Author: Julian HavilPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400852188
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
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 detailed modern scrutiny. John Napier is the first contemporary biography to take an in-depth look at the multiple facets of Napier’s story: his privileged position as the eighth Laird of Merchiston and the son of influential Scottish landowners; his reputation as a magician who dabbled in alchemy; his interest in agriculture; his involvement with a notorious outlaw; his staunch anti-Catholic beliefs; his interactions with such peers as Henry Briggs, Johannes Kepler, and Tycho Brahe; and, most notably, his estimable mathematical legacy. Julian Havil explores Napier’s original development of logarithms, the motivations for his approach, and the reasons behind certain adjustments to them. Napier’s inventive mathematical ideas also include formulas for solving spherical triangles, "Napier’s Bones" (a more basic but extremely popular alternative device for calculation), and the use of decimal notation for fractions and binary arithmetic. Havil also considers Napier’s study of the Book of Revelation, which led to his prediction of the Apocalypse in his first book, A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John—the work for which Napier believed he would be most remembered. John Napier assesses one man’s life and the lasting influence of his advancements on the mathematical sciences and beyond.
John Napier and the Invention of Logarithms, 1614
Author: E. W. HobsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107624509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Originally published in 1914, this volume was created to mark the tercentenary of John Napier's Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio. Written by the prominent English mathematician Ernest William Hobson, the text provides a highly readable introduction to the theory of logarithms and puts their discovery within a historical context. Illustrations are also included. This is a concise and accessible book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in logarithms and the history of mathematics.
The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms
Author: John NapierPublisher:
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Category : Logarithms
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Thomas Spencer BaynesPublisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
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Reader's Guide to the History of Science
Author: Arne HessenbruchPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134262949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 965
Book Description
The Reader's Guide to the History of Science looks at the literature of science in some 550 entries on individuals (Einstein), institutions and disciplines (Mathematics), general themes (Romantic Science) and central concepts (Paradigm and Fact). The history of science is construed widely to include the history of medicine and technology as is reflected in the range of disciplines from which the international team of 200 contributors are drawn.
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