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John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer and astrologer, (1870). Artist: S Freeman
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Title:
John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer and astrologer, (1870). Artist: S Freeman
Caption:
John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer and astrologer, (1870). Napier (1550-1617) is most remembered as the inventor of logarithms and the calculation tool known as Napier's Bones, and for popularizing the use of the decimal point. An engraving from Robert Chambers' A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, 1870).
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Album / The Print Collector / Heritage Images
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Image size:
3307 x 5270 px | 49.9 MB
Print size:
28.0 x 44.6 cm | 11.0 x 17.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
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