Henry Briggs' logarithmic tables
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mathematical table
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
10
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| gptkbp:contains |
common logarithms
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| gptkbp:creator |
gptkb:Henry_Briggs
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Henry Briggs' logarithmic tables
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
John Napier's logarithms
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Latin
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| gptkbp:publicationYear |
1617
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to simplify calculations
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| gptkbp:significance |
popularized base-10 logarithms
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| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Arithmetica_Logarithmica
Logarithmorum Chilias Prima |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics gptkb:navigation engineering |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Adrian_Vlacq
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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