Tables of Logarithms

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gptkbp:instanceOf mathematical table
gptkbp:basisFor logarithmic function
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:John_Napier
1614
gptkbp:historicalSignificance enabled complex calculations before calculators
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tables of Logarithms
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7