John Napier
Person Male Born 1550 Died 4/4/1617
Mathematician. Born Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, his family home. 7th Laird of Merchiston (though Wikipedia says 8th). Inventor of logarithms. Died Edinburgh.
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Westminster Literary Scientific and Mechanics' Institution
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