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John Napier
This free course looks at Scotsman John Napier, best known to for his treatise on Protestant religion. However, it was his interest in a completely different subject that radically altered the course of mathematics. After 40 years of dabbling in maths, he revealed his table of logarithms in the early 17th century.
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After studying this course, you should be able to:
- understand the significance of John Napier's contributions to mathematics
- give examples of the factors that influenced Napier's mathematical work.
First Published: 09/08/2012
Updated: 15/03/2016
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Fascinating overview of the work, and it's importance, of John Napier