| LC control no. | n 50069197 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Napier, John, 1550-1617 |
| Variant(s) | Neperus, Ioannes, 1550-1617 Nepair, John, 1550-1617 Neper, Dzhon, 1550-1617 Neper, John, 1550-1617 Naipper, John, 1550-1617 Neperus, Joannes, 1550-1617 Merchistone, Lord of (John Napier), 1550-1617 Merchiston, Lord of (John Napier), 1550-1617 Merchistoun, Lord of (John Napier), 1550-1617 Marvellous Merchiston |
| Located | Merchiston Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Birth date | 1550-02-01 |
| Death date | 1617-04-04 |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Place of death | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Field of activity | Mathematics Logarithms Astronomy Theology |
| Profession or occupation | Mathematicians Physicists Astronomers |
| Found in | His Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio, 1614. DNB (Napier or Neper, John, 1550-1617) InU/Wing STC files (usage: John Naipper) Gunter, E. A canon of triangles, 1620: t.p. (the Lord of Merchistone) Wikipedia, 5 Jun. 2008 (John Napier of Merchistoun; Marvellous Merchiston) Wikipedia, 1 April, 2020 (John Napier of Merchiston (1 February 1550-4 April 1617); also signed as Neper, Nepair; nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston; was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer; was the 8th Laird of Merchiston; born in Merchiston Tower [also known as Merchiston Castle] in Edinburgh, now part of the facilities of Edinburgh Napier University; is best known as the discoverer of logarithms; he also invented the so-called "Napier's bones" and made common the use of the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics; died at home at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh) |
| Associated language | lat eng |
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