Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mathematical table
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
logarithmic function
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| gptkbp:firstPublished |
gptkb:John_Napier
1614 |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
enabled complex calculations before calculators
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tables of Logarithms
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Latin
English |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Briggs' Arithmetica Logarithmica
Napier's Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio |
| gptkbp:popularizedBy |
gptkb:Henry_Briggs
gptkb:John_Napier |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:slide_rule
mathematical tables logarithmic scale |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
computers
electronic calculators |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:engineer
gptkb:mathematician gptkb:scientist |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
finding powers and roots
simplifying multiplication and division |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mathematical_Tables
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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