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John Napier
John Napier 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 calculat... Read more
Sir Charles James Napier
Sir Charles James Napier , 1782-1853, British general; brother of Sir William Napier . He served with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars. Stationed (1822-30) on the Greek island of Cephalonia, he became acquainted with Lord Byron and was asked, although he declined, to command the Greek independenc... Read more
John Napier Turner
John Napier Turner 1929-, Canadian prime minister (1984). Born in England, he emigrated to Ontario with his Canadian-born mother in 1932. Trained as a lawyer, he entered the House of Commons as a Liberal in 1962. He subsequently served as head of several ministries, notably as minister of justice (... Read more
Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala 1810-90, British general. In the engineering service in India, he fought in the Sikh Wars (1845-49) and took part in the relief of Lucknow (1857) during the Indian Mutiny . He was raised (1868) to the peerage following an expedition to Ethiop... Read more
Sir William Francis Patrick Napier
Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 1785-1860, British general and historian; brother of Sir Charles James Napier . He served in the Peninsular War and wrote a famous and still authoritative History of the War in the Peninsula (6 vol., 1828-40). ... Read more
Hastings
Hastings city (1996 pop. 58,495), SE North Island, New Zealand, close to Napier. It has extensive food-processing industries, including meatpacking, canning, and dairy processing. ... Read more
tarsier
tarsier , small, nocturnal, forest-dwelling prosimian primate , genus Tarsius. There are at least three species found in the Philippines, in Sumatra and Borneo, and in Sulawesi. Tarsiers are about 6 in. (15 cm) long with a 10 in. (25 cm) hairless tail, and weigh about 4.5 oz (130 g). The body is ... Read more
Isaac Barrow
Isaac Barrow 1630-77, English mathematician and theologian. His method of finding tangents prefigured the differential calculus developed by Isaac Newton. He was professor of mathematics at Cambridge from 1663 to 1669 and was succeeded by Newton. Barrow became master of Trinity College in 1672 and ... Read more
logarithm
logarithm [Gr.,=relation number], number associated with a positive number, being the power to which a third number, called the base, must be raised in order to obtain the given positive number. For example, the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2, written log 10 100=2, since 10 2 =100. Logarithm... Read more
Sukkur
Sukkur , city (1998 pop. 329,176), SE Pakistan, on the Indus River. It is an important commercial and industrial city and a center for trade with Afghanistan. Its industries produce cotton and silk textiles, cigarettes, lime, cement, and foodstuffs. Boat building and handloom weaving are also import... Read more

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John Napier
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography John Napier The Scottish mathematician John Napier (1550-1617) discovered logarithms and effectively introduced the modern notation of decimal fractions. John Napier, or Neper, the son of Sir Archibald Napier, was born at...
Napier, Robert, 1st Baron Napier
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Napier, Robert, 1st Baron Napier (1810–90). Soldier. Napier was born in Ceylon and almost all his career was in India. Entering the Bengal Engineers in 1826, he was twice wounded in the 1840s in the Sikh wars, and was wounded...
Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala 1810-90, British general. In the engineering service...Gibraltar. Bibliography: See biography by his son, H. D. Napier (1927), and his letters (ed. by his son, 1936).
Sir Charles James Napier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sir Charles James Napier , 1782-1853, British general; brother of Sir William Napier . He served with distinction in the Napoleonic...moderation in dealing with Chartist unrest. In 1841 Napier went to India, where he undertook the conquest...
Napier, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Napier, John (1550–1617). Mathematician. Napier invented logarithms, greatly simplifying calculations...1617, he published Rabdologia , describing ‘Napier's bones’, or rods calibrated logarithmically...
Napier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Napier , city (1993 est. pop. 51,800), E central North Island, New Zealand...fruit, and dairy exports; tourism is also important to the economy. When Napier suffered a severe earthquake in 1931, it was rebuilt largely in the art deco...
Napier, Sir Charles James
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Napier, Sir Charles James (1782–1853). Soldier. Napier was commissioned into the army at the age of 12 thanks to the patronage of his cousin and namesake, Charles James Fox . He served in the Peninsular War (1808–11...
Frederic John Napier Thesiger Chelmsford
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Frederic John Napier Thesiger Chelmsford The English administrator Frederic John Napier Thesiger Chelmsford, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868-1933), was viceroy of India during a difficult period when British prestige there was at a dangerously...
Sir William Francis Patrick Napier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 1785-1860, British general and historian; brother of Sir Charles James Napier . He served in the Peninsular War and wrote a famous and still authoritative History of the War in the Peninsula (6 vol., 1828-40).
Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick (1785–1860), served in Sir John Moore's campaign in Spain (1808) and in the subsequent war in the Peninsula. His History of the War in the Peninsula (1828–40) has placed him high among historical writers.

Dictionary entries related to "Napier,"

Napier, John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography NAPIER, JOHN ( b . Edinburgh, Scotland, 1550; d . Edinburgh, 4 April 1617) mathematics . The eighth laird of Merehiston, John Napier was the son of Sir Archibald Napier by his first wife, Janet Bothwell, daughter of an Edinburgh...
Napier, Robert, 1st Baron Napier
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Napier, Robert, 1st Baron Napier (1810–90). Soldier. Napier was born in Ceylon and almost all his career was in India. Entering the Bengal Engineers in 1826, he was twice wounded in the 1840s in the Sikh wars , and was wounded...
Napier's bones
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Napier's bones slips of bone, etc. used to facilitate multiplication and division according to a method devised by John Napier of Merchiston (1550–1617). XVII. So Napierian applied to the logarithms invented by him. XIX.
Napier, Sir Charles James
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Napier, Sir Charles James (1782–1853). Soldier. Napier was commissioned into the army at the age of 12. He served in the Peninsular War (1808–11) and in the American War (1812–14). From 1819 to 1830...
Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron of Magdala
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron of Magdala (1810–90) British field-marshal and civil engineer. He served with distinction...
Turner, John Napier
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Turner, John Napier (1929– ) Canadian Liberal politician, Prime Minister for four months in 1984. Turner succeeded TRUDEAU as Prime Minister but was defeated in the subsequent general election.
Hemy, Charles Napier
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Hemy, Charles Napier. See DAWSON .
Briggs, Henry
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...modification of the scale of logarithms from Napier ’ s hyperbolic form, a change that Napier discussed with Briggs, who went to Edinburgh...saw E. Wright ’ s translation of Napier ’ s Canon mirificus through the...
Lassally, Walter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Alexander) (co); Forward a Century (Napier-Bell) (co) 1952 Festival (York); At Whose Door? (Napier-Bell); We Who Are Young (Simmons...Let My People Go (Krish); Why Bri? (Napier-Bell) (co); London University...
Kirkaldy, David
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...and then as an apprentice in the shipbuilding works of Robert Napier in Govan (Glasgow) in 1843. He was transferred to the drawing...the field of testing. He became engaged in this in 1858 when Napier asked him to compare the merits of iron and steel for some high...

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Napier Agrees to Going Private Transaction With I.C.T.C. Holdings Corporation.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 11/17/2009; 700+ words ; ...Nov 17, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Napier Environmental Technologies Inc. ("Napier" or the "Company") (PINK SHEETS:NAITF...into an agreement to combine the business of Napier with a private company, I.C.T.C. Holdings...
Napier: Napier, along with Hastings, is regarded as one of the 'twin cities' of Hawke's Bay. Napier port and Ahuriri Basin lie on the northern side of Napier hill, and the city centre sits against its southern slopes.(City overview)
Magazine article from: NZ Business; 5/1/2009; 700+ words ; ...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BUSINESS OVERVIEW Napier is a service city, with a major port...and structural component processors. * Napier City Council, Economic Development Unit...834 4193, fax 06 835 7574, email ron@napier.govt.nz * Hawke's Bay Chamber of...
NAPIER IS DEMOTED TO VICE PRINCIPAL
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 2/26/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...Record (Bergen County, NJ) 02-26-1992 NAPIER IS DEMOTED TO VICE PRINCIPAL -- EX-SCHOOL...2 Star, 1 Star Biographical: FRANK NAPIER JR. Notes: Moved to page a05 in Bergen editions Frank Napier Jr., removed as superintendent of the...
Napier Resumes Trading on TSX
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 8/30/2005; 700+ words ; ...COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Aug. 30, 2005) - Napier Environmental Technologies Inc. ("Napier") (TSX:NIR) announces that the British...have revoked their cease trade orders against Napier effective August 26, 2005 and August 29...
John Napier.(Biography)
Magazine article from: Australian Mathematics Teacher; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; John Napier's life John Napier was born in 1550 in the Tower of Merchiston, near Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Archibald Napier, was knighted in 1565 and was appointed Master of the Mint in 1582...
Napier Environmental Technologies Inc.: Additional License Arrangement
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 12/24/2007; 700+ words ; ...Marketwire - Dec. 24, 2007) - Napier Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX...combine the manufacturing and production of Napier products with their rubber- based adhesives...arrangement, a royalty will be earned by Napier that has annual minimum payments of US...
Napier Completes Financing
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 7/15/2005; 700+ words ; ...COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - July 15, 2005) - Napier Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX:NIR) ("Napier") today announces that it has entered...share purchase warrants. On July 5, 2005, Napier's unsecured creditors, subject to judicial...
Napier Environmental Technologies Inc.: Freeworld NAFTA Territory Transaction Completed.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 8/3/2009; 700+ words ; ...Aug 3, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Napier Environmental Technologies Inc. ("Napier") (PINK SHEETS:NAITF) has completed the...the North American ("NAFTA") business of Napier, including the worldwide rights to Napier...
Napier Environmental Technologies Inc.: Sale of Intellectual Property
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 3/19/2008; 700+ words ; ...COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 19, 2008) - Napier Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX:NIR) ("Napier"), a provider of coating removal and...5.25 million in cash. In addition, Napier will grant Freeworld a one-year option...
NAPIER SLIDES WAY TO DREAM.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/31/2010; 700+ words ; Don't be fooled by John Napier's resume, which says he has more...a phenom, a prodigy. Not only will Napier will be the youngest pilot at the Vancouver...bobsledders younger than Fiske and Napier -- all of them push athletes or brakemen...