John Napier
Life, Logarithms, and Legacy
(Sprache: Englisch)
John Napier is the first contemporary biography to take an in-depth look at the multiple facets of Napier's story: his privileged position as the seventh Laird of Merchiston and the son of influential Scottish landowners; his reputation as a magician who...
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John Napier is the first contemporary biography to take an in-depth look at the multiple facets of Napier's story: his privileged position as the seventh Laird of Merchiston and the son of influential Scottish landowners; his reputation as a magician who dabbled in alchemy; his interest in agriculture; his involvement with a notorious outlaw; his staunch anti-Catholic beliefs; his interactions with such peers as Henry Briggs, Johannes Kepler, and Tycho Brahe; and, most notably, his estimable mathematical legacy. John Napier assesses one man's life and the lasting influence of his advancements on the mathematical sciences and beyond.
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Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Chapter One Life and Lineage 8 Chapter Two Revelation and Recognition 35 Chapter Three A New Tool for Calculation 62 Chapter Four Constructing the Canon 96 Chapter Five Analogue and Digital Computers 131 Chapter Six Logistics: The Art of Computing Well 155 Chapter Seven Legacy 179 Epilogue 207 Appendix A Napier's Works 209 Appendix B The Scottish Science Hall of Fame 210 Appendix C Scotland and Conflict 211 Appendix D Scotland and Reformation 216 Appendix E A Stroll Down Memory Lane 220 Appendix F Methods of Multiplying 229 Appendix G Amending Napier's Kinematic Model 232 Appendix H Napier's Inequalities 233 Appendix I Hos Ego Versiculos Feci 236 Appendix J The Rule of Three 238 Appendix K Mercator's Map 250 Appendix L The Swiss Claimant 264 References 270 Index 275
Autoren-Porträt von Julian Havil
Julian Havil ist Master am renommierten Winchester-College in Südengland, wo er seit mehr als dreißig Jahren Mathematikunterricht gibt.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Julian Havil
- 2014, 320 Seiten, 69 Abbildungen, Maße: 15,2 x 22,9 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- ISBN-10: 0691155704
- ISBN-13: 9780691155708
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.10.2014
Sprache:
Englisch
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