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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:Inventor
gptkb:Logic
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:University_of_St_Andrews
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:birth_place
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Merchiston Tower
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gptkbp:born
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1550
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Robert_Napier
gptkb:James_Napier
gptkb:Thomas_Napier
gptkb:William_Napier
gptkb:Margaret_Napier
gptkb:John_Napier,_2nd_Lord_Napier
George Napier
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:original_score
scientific method
numerical analysis
improved navigation
enhanced engineering calculations
facilitated astronomy
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Edinburgh
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gptkbp:died
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1617
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:astrology
gptkb:Mathematics
engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir John Napier
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:John_Wallis
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Henry_Briggs
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Napier's_bones
invention of logarithms
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Napier's_logarithms
influence on modern mathematics
influence on technology
influence on calculus
influence on mathematical education
influence on algorithm development
influence on statistical methods
influence on computational methods
influence on mathematical research
influence on scientific instruments
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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logarithmic scale
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gptkbp:spouse
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Lady Elizabeth Stirling
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Mirifici_Logarithmorum_Canonis
Rabdologiae
The Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Napier_Field
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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