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	John Napier
		Napier, therefore, practiced an art which seems nearly akin to divination, as is proved by a contract entered into, in 1594, between him and Logan of Fastcastle—afterwards so celebrated for his supposed concern in the Gowry conspiracy.
		Napier followed it up, in 1617, by publishing a small treatise, giving an account of a method of performing the operations of multiplication and division, by means of a number of small rods.
		Napier was twice married; first, in 1571, to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Stirling of Keir, by whom he had a son and a daughter; secondly, to Agnes, daughter of James Chisholm of Cromlix, by whom he had ten children.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/other/john_napier.htm (3470 words)

	Napier's bones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Napier's bones are an abacus invented by John Napier for calculation of products and quotients of numbers.
		Napier published his invention of the rods in a work printed in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the end of 1617 entitled Rabdologiæ.
		Napier's bones are three dimensional, square in cross section, with four different rods engraved on each one.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Napier's_bones (2517 words)

	JOHN NAPIER - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN NAPIER
		Napier lived in the very midst of fiercely contending religious factions; there was but little theological teaching of any kind, and the work related to what were then the leading political and religious questions of the day.
		Napier lived, too, not only in a wild country, which was in a lawless and unsettled state during most of his hfe, but also in a credulous and superstitious age.
		After Napiers death his manuscripts and notes came into the possession of his second son by his second marriage, Robert, who edited the Constructio; and Colonel Milliken Napier, Roberts lineal male representative, was still in the possession of many of these private papers at the close of the 18th century.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NA/NAPIER_JOHN.htm (5402 words)

	Napier
		Archibald Napier was a justice-depute and was knighted in 1565.
		Napier was educated at St Andrews University, entering the university in 1563 at the age of 13.
		Napier's study of mathematics was only a hobby and in his mathematical works he writes that he often found it hard to find the time for the necessary calculations between working on theology.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Napier.html (2254 words)

	Napier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colonel George Napier (1751--1804) descendant of the Scottish family of mathematician fame.
		Sir George Thomas Napier (1784--1855), son of George, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the Cape Colony
		Napier earthquake, a 1931 earthquake in New Zealand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Napier (366 words)

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		Napier distinguishes between explicit and implicit collaboration, and Sabater distinguishes between rivets and denizens in aesthetic decision-making.
		Napier's entrance into net.art was literally through playing with code; and exploring this new medium with a mixture of excitement, reverence and recklessness.
		Napier's sense of play is about the way art is generated through the interfaces he creates for his works: How the creative process can be accessible and inexhaustible.
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	John Napier, Laird of Merchiston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Perhaps Napier studied on the continent, as was the tradition among the gentry, but he returned to Scotland in 1571 where plans were commenced for him to marry Elizabeth Stirling and to construct a castle at Gartness where he and his wife took up residence in 1574.
		During these years Napier had also been working on his other avocation - mathematics - and had commenced writing a book on the art of reckoning, but had abandoned it in favor of his discovery of logarithms, though the latter did not appear in print until 1614.
		Napier was not satisfied with his invention of logarithms but needed to produce tables of logarithmic values, a task which was not substantially assisted by the existence of logarithms themselves!
	courses.cs.vt.edu /~cs1104/Napier/Napier.html (607 words)

	British Motor Manufacturers 1894-1960, Napier
		David Napier, whose family were originally from Scotland, moved south in 1808 and founded D Napier and Son in Soho London producing printing machinery.
		Napier acquired the Cunard Motor and Carriage Company (set up in 1911 at Lower Richmond Road, London SW15) to be their in-house coachbuilder.
		Napier also designed and built the "Sabre" aero engine that went on to be fitted to aircraft such as the Hawker Typhoon and Tempest.
	www.britishmm.co.uk /history.asp?id=644 (428 words)

	New Zealand Disasters: Earthquake: Napier - Christchurch City Libraries
		At the central fire station in Napier the engines were covered in debris from the destroyed brigade building, and were unable to be used when fires broke out in the city centre soon after the earthquake.
		In Napier the gas supply had been shut off three minutes after the first tremor, and the risk of fire from electrical faults was avoided by fuses on the street power poles which blew out.
		The main roads in both Napier and Hastings were blocked by mountains of rubble, while landslides caused more damage in the hilly parts of both areas.
	library.christchurch.org.nz /Childrens/NZDisasters/Napier.asp (1314 words)

	John Napier
		Napier is relatively little known outside mathematical circles where he made what is undoubtedly one of the single greatest advances in the history of mathematics.
		Napier was born during one of the most exciting periods of Scottish and, indeed, European History.
		Napier believed that the symbols it contained were mathematical ones which could be discovered with reason.
	www.scotlandsource.com /about/napier.htm (718 words)

	Napier's bones - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Napier published his invention of the rods in a work printed in Edinburgh at the end of 1617 entitled Rabdologiæ.
		During the 19th century, Napier's bones underwent a transformation to facilitate the reading.
		The rods began to make with an inclination of the order of 65°, so that the triangles that had to be added were aligned vertically.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /napier%27s_bones.htm (2073 words)

	John Napier
		Napier also became known for his formulas used in solving spherical triangles, and he invented two other rules for finding square and cube roots.
		Another one of John Napier’s works is Rabdologiae (1617), which included a method for the use of “numbering rods.” The set of numbering rods that John owned were made out of ivory, hence the term, “Napier’s bones.” The so-called bones were used for multiplying numbers.
		Napier also came to the decision that the procedure with seven places of decimals had no future use, so he experimented with about half a dozen methods.
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	Learn more about Napier's bones in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Napier published his invention of the rods in a work printed in Edinburgh at the end of 1617 also entitled Rabdologia.
		The abacus consists of a board with a rim in which the Napier's rods will be placed to conduct the operations of multiplication or division.
		The Napier's rods are strips of wood, metal or heavy cardboard.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /n/na/napier_s_bones.html (436 words)

	Napier City Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Napier economy recorded a number of very positive gains last year and further growth is expected this year, albeit at a reduced rate due to external factors likely to impact adversely on the regional economy and consequently the local area.
		The Napier economy is significantly influenced by the performance of the wider Hawke's Bay rural sector.
		Total industry employment in Napier at the 2001 Census was 19,065, comprising 786 or 4% working in the primary sector, 2766 or 15% in the manufacturing sector and 15,513 or 81% employed in the service sector.
	www.napier.govt.nz /printTemplate.php?cid=business/bus_econom_info (1529 words)

	UT Feature Story -- An Anime Explosion: Challenging themes, complex characters make Japanese animation a global ...
		Susan Napier, the Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Studies in the Department of Asian Studies in the College of Liberal Arts, first chanced upon these stories a dozen years ago when a student showed her a Japanese comic book, or manga.
		Napier is working on a book about anime fans and what it is about anime that resonates with people of all ages and cultures.
		Napier believes you have to look at the country’s past as well as its place in today’s cultural landscape.
	www.utexas.edu /features/archive/2004/anime.html (1970 words)

	Napier Accommodation - Where to Stay Travel Guide South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The serene and charming village of Napier in the Overberg is nestled under the "Soetmuisberg" and surrounded by rolling barley and wheat fields.
		Napier is only one of two towns where the Church and the Napier Hotel are right next door to each other.
		Napier is ideally centrally situated to explore the Overberg region.
	www.frguide.com /napier.htm (511 words)

	Napier Accommodation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Napier and the surrounding Hawke's Bay region have a typical Mediterranean style climate.
		The city was rebuilt in the art deco style of that era and by the end of the decade Napier was the newest city on the globe.
		Napier is one of the first places in the world to witness the dawn of a new day and Te Pania offers extensive sea views as well.
	www.ki-wi.co.nz /napier.htm (996 words)

	John Napier Biography Pt. 2
		Napier himself had been influenced by the work of Flemish scientist Simon Stevinus who, in 1585, had developed a decimal fraction system; Napier eliminated the use of notation to indicate fractional position, and he popularized the use of the decimal point.
		Napier died on April 4th, 1617, in Edinburgh, Scotland, probably from complications arising from his being afflicted with gout.
		John Napier's works are believed to be in the public domain, and have been transcribed from an original translation by Edward Wright (1616).
	www.johnnapier.com /john_napier_biography_002.htm (282 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Napier (Mathematics, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		One method of multiplication uses a system of numbered rods called Napier's rods, or Napier's bones; this was a major improvement on the ancient system of counters then in use.
		In 1619, after Napier's death, his Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio, which gave the method of construction of his logarithms, was published by his son Robert and edited by Henry Briggs.
		Napier was also known as an outspoken exponent of the Protestant cause.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/Napier-J.html (242 words)

	Napier
		William Ewart Napier was born in Woolwich, England in 1881.
		When he was five, his family moved to America, eventually residing in Brooklyn, N.Y. Napier joined the Brooklyn Chess Club about the same time as Frank Marshall.
		The Brooklyn Chess Club was a strong club, boasting such members, besides Napier and Marshall, as Harry Nelson Pillsbury and Jackson Showalter.
	www.angelfire.com /games/SBChess/unknown/Napier.html (277 words)

	Port of Napier
		The Port of Napier, situated in the heart of the highly productive Hawke’s Bay region, is conveniently situated on the East Coast, close to the main New Zealand shipping lane, handling cargo moving to and from the lower North Island area.
		The Port of Napier has the essential facilities required to handle all forms of shipping and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
		Napier has three mobile container cranes and a wide variety of cargo handling equipment to meet the special needs of different cargoes and products.
	www.portofnapier.co.nz (198 words)

	Napier New Zealand Virtual Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Napier is a neat city, popular with vacationing New Zealanders because of the pleasant climate and the wonderful beaches.
		Napier is known as the Art Deco city, and is maintaining that title these days mainly because of the work of the Art Deco Trust.
		Napier is also famous for the wide variety of water sports including water skiing, windsurfing, kayaking, parasailing etc.
	nz.com /tour/Napier (170 words)

	template biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unlike the logarithms used today, Napier's logarithms are not really to any base although in our present terminology it is not unreasonable (but perhaps a little misleading) to say that they are to base 1/e.
		Points C and C' begin moving simultaneously to the right, starting at A and A' respectively with the same initial velocity; C' moves with uniform velocity and C with a velocity which is equal to the distance CB.
		Napier's bones are also described in [5], [14] and [17].
	www.thocp.net /biographies/napier_john.html (2194 words)

	Napier, John -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		John Napier, detail of an oil painting, 1616; in the collection of the University of Edinburgh
		Napier also spelled Neper Scottish mathematician and theological writer who originated the concept of logarithms as a mathematical device to aid in calculations.
		Contains discussions of John Napier, the abacus, and the slide rule and descriptions of numerous mechanical calculators, including early machines and their inventors, such as the Stepped Reckoner from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the Arithmometer from Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar, and the pin-wheel type, invented by Willgodt T.Odhner in 1878.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054813?tocId=9054813 (837 words)

	Napier Hawke's Bay New Zealand - Napier - port ocean Marine Parade Art Deco hotels fishing Bluff
		Napier, the city by the sea, is renowned for its 1930s Art Deco architecture, events such as the Brebner Print Art Deco Weekend in February, stately Norfolk pines, surrounding wineries, local fresh produce and national tourist attractions.
		Napier oozes fun and adventure and a visit to the attractions of Marine Parade is a must.
		A landmark of Napier is Bluff Hill, which is home for many Napier residents and provides views of the town beaches of Perfume Point and Westshore, past the newly upgraded airport and out towards Whirinaki.
	www.hawkesbaynz.com /about_hb/napier (332 words)

	The Official Charles Napier Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Napier was taken to Universal Studios to meet Alfred Hitchcock, where he was immediately placed under contract with Universal Studios.
		Napier's deep voice was also lent to the television series "The Incredible Hulk", where he provided the "growls" for The Hulk.
		Napier is grateful to all his fans who have been kind enough to write and request autographs over the years.
	www.charlesnapier.com (1263 words)

	Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - School of Engineering
		Napier University takes its teaching very seriously, and supports it with effective industrial involvement and research.
		The School of Engineering, in particular, is vigorously engaged in industrial activities and knowledge transfer and is acknowledged as the largest provider of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (formerly Teaching Company Programmes) in Scotland.
		Classes are based at Merchiston, the main central campus of Napier University, giving School of Engineering students convenient access to all classrooms, laboratories, major computer facilities and the superb facilities and attractions of central Edinburgh itself.
	www.soe.napier.ac.uk (404 words)

	CODeDOC: Mark Napier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mark Napier, a painter turned digital artist, packed up his paints in 1995 and began to create art work exclusively for the Web.
		Napier is noted for his innovative use of the Web as an art medium and for his open-ended evolving projects.
		He has been shown at ZKM (Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie), Karlsruhe, Germany, was awarded honorable mention by Ars Electronica 99, Linz, Austria, and was chosen for the "Art Entertainment Network" exhibition at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
	www.whitney.org /artport/commissions/codedoc/napier.shtml (175 words)

	Napier New Zealand Hotels ... Jake.com
		Napier, NZ The Best Western Sunset Court Motel is situated in award winning gardens.
		Napier, NZ Te Pania Hotel is a Modern Architecturally Designed Property Which Opened in October 2002 and is Styled To Complement Its Remarkable Location At the Edge...
		Napier, NZ Tennyson Motor Inn is an inner city art deco hotel of 42 rooms with a fully licensed 70 seat restaurant and relaxing lounge bar....
	hotels.jake.com /int/nz/napier-hotels.html (128 words)

	Definition of John Napier
		John Napier (1550–April 4, 1617) was a Scottish mathematician and astrologer.
		He is most remembered as the inventor of natural logarithms, of Napier's bones or Napier's rods and for popularizing the decimal point.
		Napier is relatively little known outside mathematical circles where he made what is undoubtedly an extremely important advance in the history of mathematics.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/John_Napier (306 words)

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