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John Napier life, logarithms, and legacy
Author
Havil, Julian, 1952-
Title
John Napier [electronic resource] : life, logarithms, and legacy / Julian Havil.
ISBN
1400852188
9781400852185
0691155704
9780691155708
Published
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 PDF (xv, 279 pages) :) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Description based on print version record.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Variant and related titles
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Other formats
Print version:
Format
Books
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Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 04, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-273) and index.
Contents
Life and lineage
Revelation and recognition
A new tool for calculation
Constructing the canon
Analogue and digital computers
Logistics : the art of computing well
Legacy.
Subjects
Napier, John, 1550-1617.
Logarithms.
Mathematicians
>
Scotland
>
Biography.
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Project Muse, distributor
Project Muse
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https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/12685813
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