- John Napier of Merchiston (1550 – 4 April 1617; also signed as Neper, Nepair; nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston) was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician.
- John Napier was born on March 1, 1944 in London, England. He is known for his work on Hook (1991), The Making of 'Captain Eo' (1986) and The Comedy.
- John Napier's father, Archibald Napier, was an important man in late 16 th century Scotland. His family had owned the Merchiston estate from the 1430s when one of his.
John Napier
John Napier, Napier also spelled Neper (born 1550, Merchiston Castle, near Edinburgh, Scot.—died April 4, 1617, Merchiston Castle), Scottish mathematician and.
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John Napier of Merchiston (/ˈneɪpɪər/; 1550 – 4 April 1617; also signed as Neper, Nepair; nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston) was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. His Latinized name was Joannes Neper. John Napier 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.