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| − | John Napier (1550-1617) was a Scottish mathematician and devout Christian who invented the logarithm in order to express and manipulate large numbers. | + | John Napier (1550-1617) was a Scottish mathematician and devout Christian who invented the [[logarithm]] in order to simplify calculations, and express and manipulate large numbers. He also invented an early antecedent of the slide rule known as "Napier's bones." |
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John Napier (1550-1617) was a Scottish mathematician and devout Christian who invented the logarithm in order to simplify calculations, and express and manipulate large numbers. He also invented an early antecedent of the slide rule known as "Napier's bones."