How old was John Napier when he died?

67 years (1550–1617)John Napier / Age at death Napier died from the effects of gout at home at Merchiston Castle at the age of 67. He was buried in the kirkyard of St Giles in Edinburgh.

What is John Napier invention?

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What did John Napier accomplish?

John Napier, Napier also spelled Neper, (born 1550, Merchiston Castle, near Edinburgh, Scot. —died April 4, 1617, Merchiston Castle), Scottish mathematician and theological writer who originated the concept of logarithms as a mathematical device to aid in calculations.

How did Napier discover logarithms?

The Scottish mathematician John Napier published his discovery of logarithms in 1614. His purpose was to assist in the multiplication of quantities that were then called sines. The whole sine was the value of the side of a right-angled triangle with a large hypotenuse. (Napier's original hypotenuse was 107.)

Did John Napier go to college?

St Salvator’s College University of St Andrews John Napier/College

What happened to Archimedes?

Archimedes was born about 287 BCE in Syracuse on the island of Sicily. He died in that same city when the Romans captured it following a siege that ended in either 212 or 211 BCE. One story told about Archimedes' death is that he was killed by a Roman soldier after he refused to leave his mathematical work.

Why did Napier invented logarithms?

John Napier, the Scottish mathematician, published his discovery of logarithms in 1614. His purpose was to assist in the multiplication of quantities that were then called sines. The whole sine was the value of the side of a right angled triangle with a large hypotenuse, say 107 units long.