John Napier (English Wikipedia)

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Napier, John (1614). The Description of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms (PDF). Translated by Wright, Edward; Bruce, Ian. 17centurymaths.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
"17th Century Maths.com". 17centurymaths.com. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

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Napier, J (1614). Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Constructio. p. 50. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016. An 1889 translation The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms is available as en e-book from Abe Books Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

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David Eugene Smith (1 June 1958). History of Mathematics. Courier Dover Publications. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-486-20430-7. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

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Napier, J (1614). Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Constructio. p. 50. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016. An 1889 translation The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms is available as en e-book from Abe Books Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge. 1829. p. 498. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
Florian Cajori (1991). A History of Mathematics. American Mathematical Soc. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-8218-2102-2. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
Ivor Grattan-Guinness (1 August 2003). Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences. JHU Press. p. 1129. ISBN 978-0-8018-7397-3. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
Garrett A. Sullivan; Alan Stewart (1 February 2012). The Encyclopedia of English Renaissance Literature. John Wiley & Sons. p. 995. ISBN 978-1-4051-9449-5. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

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"Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of Saint John, work by Napier". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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Rice, Brian; González-Velasco, Enrique; Corrigan, Alexander (2017), "John Napier", The Life and Works of John Napier, Springer International Publishing, p. 12, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-53282-0_1, ISBN 9783319532813
Molland, George. "Napier, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19758. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Rice, Brian; González-Velasco, Enrique; Corrigan, Alexander (2017), "John Napier", The Life and Works of John Napier, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–60, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-53282-0_1, ISBN 9783319532813
Havil, Julian (31 January 2014). John Napier. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 20. doi:10.1515/9781400852185. ISBN 9781400852185.
Rice, Brian; González-Velasco, Enrique; Corrigan, Alexander (2017), "John Napier", The Life and Works of John Napier, Springer International Publishing, p. 37, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-53282-0_1, ISBN 9783319532813
Rice, Brian; González-Velasco, Enrique; Corrigan, Alexander (2017), "John Napier", The Life and Works of John Napier, Springer International Publishing, pp. 12–14, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-53282-0_1, ISBN 9783319532813
Clouse, Robert G. (April 1974). "John Napier and Apocalyptic Thought". Sixteenth Century Journal. 5 (1): 105. doi:10.2307/2539589. ISSN 0361-0160. JSTOR 2539589.

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Todhunter, I. (1886). Spherical Trigonometry (5th ed.). MacMillan. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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Clouse, Robert G. (April 1974). "John Napier and Apocalyptic Thought". Sixteenth Century Journal. 5 (1): 105. doi:10.2307/2539589. ISSN 0361-0160. JSTOR 2539589.

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Caulfield, Michael J. (July 2010). "John Napier: His Life, His Logs, and His Bones - Introduction". Convergence. Washington, D.C.: Mathematical Association of America. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

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"Napier's bones". National Museums Scotland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

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Molland, George. "Napier, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19758. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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"Napier" Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

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Johnston, Ian (14 May 2005). "Scots genius who paved way for Newton's discoveries". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2011.

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Springer, Will (14 February 2005). "Napier's wizard roots – article about Napier's interest in the occult". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2011.

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"Napier" Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
Caulfield, Michael J. (July 2010). "John Napier: His Life, His Logs, and His Bones - Introduction". Convergence. Washington, D.C.: Mathematical Association of America. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
Napier, John (1614). The Description of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms (PDF). Translated by Wright, Edward; Bruce, Ian. 17centurymaths.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
"17th Century Maths.com". 17centurymaths.com. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
Napier, J (1614). Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Constructio. p. 50. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016. An 1889 translation The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms is available as en e-book from Abe Books Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Todhunter, I. (1886). Spherical Trigonometry (5th ed.). MacMillan. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
A plaine discovery ... Archived 7 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent
Johnston, Ian (14 May 2005). "Scots genius who paved way for Newton's discoveries". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
Springer, Will (14 February 2005). "Napier's wizard roots – article about Napier's interest in the occult". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
"Napier's bones". National Museums Scotland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
Neper Archived 16 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – USGS Astrogeology

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Napier, John (1889) [1620]. The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms. Translated by Macdonald, William Rae. Edinburgh: Blackwood & Sons – via Internet Archive. In numbers distinguished thus by a period in their midst, whatever is written after the period is a fraction, the denominator of which is unity with as many cyphers after it as there are figures after the period.
Napier, John (1889) [1619]. The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms. Translated by Macdonald, William Rae. Edinburgh: Blackwood & Sons – via Internet Archive.

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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Napier, John" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 171–175.
"Napier, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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Napier, Mark, 1798-1879. (1834). Memoirs of John Napier of Merchiston : his lineage, life, and times, with a history of the invention of logarithms. W. Blackwood. p. 67. OCLC 5167671.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Havil, Julian, 1952- (5 October 2014). John Napier : life, logarithms, and legacy. Princeton. pp. 13–17. ISBN 9781400852185. OCLC 889552514.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Havil, Julian, 1952- (5 October 2014). John Napier : life, logarithms, and legacy. Princeton. p. 21. ISBN 9781400852185. OCLC 889552514.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Havil, Julian, 1952- (5 October 2014). John Napier : life, logarithms, and legacy. Princeton. pp. 22, 23. ISBN 9781400852185. OCLC 889552514.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Clouse, Robert G. (April 1974). "John Napier and Apocalyptic Thought". Sixteenth Century Journal. 5 (1): 105. doi:10.2307/2539589. ISSN 0361-0160. JSTOR 2539589.