Originally published in 1914, this volume was created to mark the tercentenary of John Napier's Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio. Written by the promin

This first English translation of Napier's Rabdologia provides a clear and readable introduction to a group of physical calculating devices, which, long oversha

Presents a biographical sketch of Scottish mathematician John Napier (1550-1617), compiled as part of the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive of the School

For the first time, all five of John Napier’s works have been brought together in English in a single volume, making them more accessible than ever before. Hi