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John Napier
Napier, John
Napier, John (1550–1617) Scottish mathematician. He developed ‘Napier bones’, a calculating apparatus that he used to invent
logarithms (1614) and the present form of decimal notation.
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NAPIER IS DEMOTED TO VICE PRINCIPAL
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 2/26/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...lunch," Napier said Tuesday. Napier was officially removed as superintendent...educational and managerial failures. Napier has long maintained that the...system. After the takeover, Napier was first bumped to assistant...state Commissioner of Education John Ellis. The appeal will be based...
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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...give the correct answer. Other works of Napier Napier was also devoted to the Protestant...Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John which was published in 1593. The work...
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OBIT - NAPIER, DOROTHY GREEN
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 2/23/2004; 628 words
; ...to Midlothian in 1996. Mrs. Napier raised five children and two grandchildren, David Young Napier Sr. of Sioux City, Iowa...Powhatan, Jonathan Campbell Napier of Richmond, Martha Augusta...Gwendolyn Hernandez, and Nathan John Taylor Aldhizer of Midlothian...
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Sledder pushing himself; Schenectady's Napier, 20, a skilled driver building body.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...Special to the Times Union John Napier is a throwback, a young...in the weight room. "John has got to mature physically...Saturday. In early February, Napier is scheduled to compete...bobsledding for so long, John got into the sport at a...
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BOBSLEDDER NAPIER ON U.S. TEAM.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/25/2009; 687 words
; PARK CITY, Utah -- John Napier is one step closer to the...coach Sepp Plozza believes Napier has an excellent chance...or with his Army unit, Napier seems perfectly at ease...Associated Press Archive John Napier, front, has won...
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JOIN UP FOR REAL LIFE AT NAPIER
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 6/17/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Join up for real life at Napier Helen Puttick asks if...principal, Professor John Mavor is full of enthusiasm...Grealish, president of Napier University Students Association...this is the reality. Napier even tries to take into...university. But he and John Mavor both say the reason...
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Teen violinist in national finals Napier displayed proficiency early
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 3/23/2006; ; 681 words
; ...Jerilyn Jorgensen to realize that John Napier was different from the average violin...Jorgensen, who started teaching Napier when his family moved to Colorado...complaint." Jorgensen realized Napier had the ability to compete in competitions...
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University's honorary doctorate to head of US clan Napier
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/29/2000; ; 560 words
; ...association for American Napiers in 1985 and over...the Atlantic. Gen Napier, who was born in...male descendant of John Napier of Kilmahew, one...also related to the Napiers of Merchiston, who included John Napier (1550-1617...
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NAPIER SURVIVES WILD RIDE TO WIN U.S. BOBSLED CHAMPIONSHIP
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...National Bobsled Championships, Pfc. John Napier won the two-man crown Jan. 3...Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y. Napier was driving his 1999 Dodge Ram along...and the bank flipped the car," Napier said. "The snow was only a couple...
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Defense looks for holes in Napier's testimony; Witness grilled in trial of ex-Gen Re, AIG execs.(News)
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 1/21/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...former Gen Re Senior Vp Richard Napier of changing his story and fabricating...for federal prosecutors, Mr. Napier spent most of last week parrying...including that of Mr. Napier and John Houldsworth, former chief executive...College of Business at St. John's University in New York...
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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...
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Napier, John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
NAPIER, JOHN ( b . Edinburgh, Scotland, 1550; d...mathematics . The eighth laird of Merehiston, John Napier was the son of Sir Archibald Napier...College, St. Andrews, where he lodged with John Rutherford, the college principal. Little...
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Napier's Bones
Book article from: Computer Sciences
Napier's Bones Although John Napier is mainly remembered for the invention of logarithms , he considered...Engineering web site. Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. "John Napier and Napier's Bones." Maxfield and Montrose Interactive...
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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...
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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...
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