NAPIER, JOHN

1550–1617, Scottish mathematician. He invented logarithms and wrote Mirifici logarithmorum canonis descriptio (1614), containing the first logarithmic table and the first use of the word logarithm. His Rabdologiae (1617) gives various methods for abbreviating arithmetical calculations. One method of multiplication uses a system of numbered rods called Napier's rods, or Napier's bones; this was a major improvement on the ancient system of counters then in use. In 1619, after Napier's death, his Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio, which gave the method of construction of his logarithms, was published by his son Robert and edited by Henry Briggs. Napier introduced the decimal point in writing numbers. Napier was also known as an outspoken exponent of the Protestant cause. His religious writings include A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation (1593), the earliest Scottish interpretation of the scriptures.

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John Thadeus Delane, Editor of "The Times": His Life and Correspondence - Vol. 2
Book by Arthur Irwin Dasent; C. Scribners Sons, 1908
Subjects: Delane, John Thadeus--1817-1879, Great Britain--Politics and government--1840-1877
...Calcraft, Phinn, Monckton-Milnes, Col. Napier Sturt, and many others. He remained in...Happily the course seems pretty plain. . . . John 3 has begun operations here by a mistake...Sutherland and his brother. 3 Lord John Russell. the fourth section of the Treaty...
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Lord John Russell: A Biography
Book by Paul Scherer; Susquehanna University Press, 1999
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government--19th Century, Historians--Great Britain--Biography, Russell, John Russell--Earl--1792-1878, Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography
LORD JOHN RUSSELL LORD JOHN RUSSELL A Biography Paul Scherer Selinsgrove: Susquehanna University...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scherer, Paul, 1933- Lord John Russell : a biography / Paul Scherer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical...
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The Diaries of John Bright
Book by John Bright, R. A. J. Walling; William Morrow, 1931
Subjects: Bright, John--1811-1889
THE DIARIES OF JOHN BRIGHT JOHN BRIGHT 1883 THE DIARIES OF JOHN BRIGHT WITH A FOREWORD BY PHILIP BRIGHT EDITED BY R. A. J. WALLING ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK MCMXXXI WILLIAM MORROW COMPANY COPYRIGHT - - - 1930, 1931 BY HESTER ELIZABETH...
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A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray, with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843
Book by Samuel Smiles, Thomas Mackay; J. Murray, 1911
Subjects: Authors, English--Correspondence, Murray, John--1778-1843
...Quarterly --His death-- Mr. John Murrays account of the Theatrical...CHAPTER XXVII NAPIERS "PENINSULA WAR"--CROKERS "BOSWELL...THE FAMILY LIBRARY" ETC. Napiers "History of the Peninsular...Origin of the work-- Col. Napiers correspondence with Murray...
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Bonnie Dundee: John Graham of Claverhouse
Book by Andrew Murray Scott; John Donald, 2000
Subjects: Generals--Scotland--Biography, Graham, John--Viscount Dundee--1648-1689, Jacobites--Biography, Nobility--Scotland--Biography, Scotland--History--Revolution Of 1688, Scotland--Politics And Government--1660-1688
...largely been refuted through the research of Mark Napier and Professor Terry. The biography of A. H. Tayler...ticles, and many of the leading preachers such as John Welsh, grandson of John Knox, and Richard Cameron, had armed bodyguards...
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From Napier to Wallis: Six Decades of Financial Inquiries
Journal article by V. Edwards, T. Valentine; Economic Record, Vol. 74, 1998
Subjects: Financial institutions--Reports
...Thompson as embodied in current legislation as a result of the Napier Commission (Thompson 1991, p. 115). 4 The Wallis Committee...Y. and Gardener, E. (1996), Efficiency in European Banking, John Wiley, Chichester, England. Neal, P. (1997), The Wallis Inquiry...
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John Robinson and the Lure of Separatism in Pre-Revolutionary England
Journal article by Stephen Brachlow; Church History, Vol. 50, 1981
Subjects: Church History
...events along withthe fact that Robinson never referred to Napier, Dent, or Brightman, is an indication that as influential as...more compatible with the amillennial Augustinian tradition of John Foxe who conceptualized the history of the church in a general...
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Metaphor and Alienation
Journal article by Lawrence Cohen; Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 76, 2003
Subjects: Alienation, Immunology, Napier, A David, Nonfiction
...young people, a world in Napiers terms in which children...1986). One thinks of John Updikes Rabbit Angstrom...Scottish mathematician John Napier. Sharing a name with the...of British power. From John Napiers discovery of logarithms...
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Running in Place: Stasis and Change in "amodernity"
Journal article by A. David Napier; Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 75, 2002
Subjects: Changes, Health care, Nonprofit organizations, Physicians, Social research
...discussed this literary process at more length (Napier forthcoming a), I will here restrict myself...time was a man who was partly Dave," wrote John Lennon in his aptly titled book, In His...contemporary life, or a deep fear of the alien (Napier 1992;2003), one thing is certain. Such...
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Evaluation of a Local Improvement- Oriented Project for Citizenship Education
Journal article by Mary A. Hepburn, John D. Napier; Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 77, 1984
Subjects: Education--Periodicals
...Education MARY A. HEPBURN JOHN D. NAPIER University of Georgia ABSTRACT...articulated by project teachers ( Napier Hepburn, 1982). The improvement...Hepburn Strickland, 1979; Napier, Hepburn, Strickland, 1981...
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John Muir Society: The Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation Wish to Thank the Following Individuals for Their Support in 2001
Magazine article; Sierra, Vol. 87, May-June 2002
...Augustus Margaret Napier Lt Col N. Nason...Weir Mitchell Neilson John Nelson Lori Emerson...
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The Week
Magazine article; National Review, Vol. 58, December 18, 2006
Subjects: Brownback, Sam--Political activity, Lott, Trent--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Murtha, John P.--Cases, Murtha, John P.--Ethical aspects, Presidential nominations--Forecasts and trends, Presidents--Forecasts and trends, Presidents--Nomination
...Department, Colorados attorney general John Suthers flew to Riyadh to brief King Abdullah...have followed the example of Sir Charles Napier, a British general in India, when local...have already accepted it in principle. John Harris, a professor of bioethics at Manchester...
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Net Gains
Magazine article by Saul Anton; Artforum International, Vol. 39, March 2001
Subjects: Anderson, Maxwell L.--Attitudes, Anton, Saul--Attitudes, Art, Modern--20th century, Betsky, Aaron--Attitudes, Computers and civilization--Analysis, Dery, Mark--Attitudes, Lunenfeld, Peter--Attitudes, Paul, Christiane--Attitudes, Rinder, Lawrence--Attitudes, Ross, David A.--Attitudes, Singer, Debra--Attitudes, Weber, John S.--Attitudes, Well, Benjamin--Attitudes
...creating it. In Point to Point, 2001, the piece Mark Napier created for "Data Dynamics," visitors to the museum...what really is digital. But to answer your question, John Maeda and John F. Simon, Jr., are the two people Im most familiar with...
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Unproven Medical Treatments Lure Elderly
Magazine article by Kristine Napier; FDA Consumer, Vol. 28, March 1994
Subjects: Aged--Health aspects, Alternative medicine--Ethical aspects, Elderly--Health aspects
...Treatments Lure Elderly. by Kristine Napier Americans spend upwards of $20 billion...more chronic health problems, according to John Renner, M.D., a Kansas City-based champion...to refer you to another doctor. Kristine Napier is a registered dietitian and writer in...
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The Politics of Pathology
Magazine article by Kristine Napier; World and I, Vol. 14, April 1999
Subjects: Diseases--Research, Medical research--Finance, Pathology--Political aspects, United States. National Institutes of Health--Management
...Politics of Pathology. by Kristine Napier Which disease research deserves more...and her family has suffered greatly. John, 48, will die from his disease, lung cancer...await cures for their diseases. Kristine Napier, based in Mayfield Village, Ohio, writes...
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Rocket Man over Moon with Napier; ICE COOL: Napier on Everest
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 20, 2008
...Everest. Byline: Bill Day GRAHAM NAPIER, English crickets new master blaster...none other than the Rocket Man. Sir Elton John rang to congratulate the 28-year-old...Sir Elton is just the latest member of Napiers fast-growing fan club, which began after...
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It's Tempting, but the Magic Circle Is Unlikely to Go Public; Floating Voters: Michael Smyth, Left, of Clifford Chance, Doubts Top-End Law Firms Will Want to Emulate Slater & Gordon (See Graph). Irwin Mitchell's Michael Napier, Right, Fears Losing Work If External Investment Is Delayed
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 16, 2007
Subjects: Law firms, Personal injuries, Slater and Gordon, Stock offerings
...are being charged enough tojustify the lawyers share price. John Young, senior partner of Lovells, thinks the major law firms...Walker, which has its roots in the trade unionmovement. Michael Napier, senior partner of Irwin Mitchell, has guided his firm from...
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Cricket: Napier Coveting Twenty20 Riches after Latest Fireworks; FRIENDS PROVIDENT TROPHY
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 7, 2008
...PROVIDENT TROPHY. Byline: By John Curtis Graham Napier hopes his big-hitting exploits...contemplating a career outside of cricket. Napier shot to prominence with 152 off...over Yorkshire at the same venue. Napier is a typical journeyman county...
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3pm Betting Boys: Crash! Napier Is Essex Slugger; TWENTY20 CUP FINAL DAY SPECIAL LIVE ON SKY
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), July 26, 2008
Subjects: Baseball players
3pm Betting Boys: Crash! Napier Is Essex Slugger; TWENTY20 CUP...Byline: BY KEVIN PRICE JOHN CURLE TWENTY20 cricket is sport...have in their ranks one Graham Napier. In case you havent heard of...the ball out of the ground. Napier is a decent cricketer but he...
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It's Tempting, but the Magic Circle Is Unlikely to Go Public; It's Tempting, but the MagicFloating Voters: Michael Smyth, Left, of Clifford Chance, Doubts Top-End Law Firms Will Want to Emulate Slater & Gordon (See Graph). Irwin Mitchell's Michael Napier, Right, Fears Losing Work If External Investment Is Delayed
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 16, 2007
Subjects: Costs (Law), Law firms, Legal fees, Personal injuries, Slater and Gordon, Stock offerings
...are being charged enough tojustify the lawyers share price. John Young, senior partner of Lovells, thinks the major law firms...Walker, which has its roots in the trade union movement. Michael Napier, senior partner of Irwin Mitchell, has guided his firm from...
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encyclopedia articles on: Napier John  - 13 results

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Napier, John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NAPIER, JOHN 1550 1617, Scottish mathematician. He invented logarithms and...One method of multiplication uses a system of numbered rods called Napiers rods, or Napiers bones; this was a major improvement on the ancient system of counters...
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Turner, John Napier
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TURNER, JOHN NAPIER 1929 , Canadian prime minister (1984). Born in England, he emigrated to Ontario with his Canadian-born mother in 1932. Trained...
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Chelmsford, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3d Baron and 1st Viscount
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHELMSFORD, FREDERIC JOHN NAPIER THESIGER, 3D BARON AND 1ST VISCOUNT na pe r, thes ij r, chelms f rd, 1868 1933, British colonial administrator. After serving...
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Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DUNDEE, JOHN GRAHAM OF CLAVERHOUSE, 1ST VISCOUNT klav r s, dunde , 1649? 1689, Scottish...and in Scotts Old Mortality. See his memorials and letters (ed. by M. Napier, 1859 62); biographies by C. S. Terry (1905) and A. N. and H. A. N. Taylor...
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Stanley, Sir Henry Morton
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ship, which he jumped (1858) in New Orleans. Originally named John Rowlands, there he took a new name, which he claimed, apparently...deserting, he drifted into journalism. His coverage of Lord Napier s Ethiopian campaign in 1868 for the New York Herald won him...
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