The Life and Works of John Napier

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Rice, Brian (Συγγραφέας), González-Velasco, Enrique (Συγγραφέας), Corrigan, Alexander (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Religion > History.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; History of Religion.

For the first time, all five of John Napier’s works have been brought together in English in a single volume, making them more accessible than ever before. His four mathematical works were originally published in Latin: two in his lifetime (1550–1617), one shortly after he died, and one over 200 yea...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• A Note on Orthography
• 1. John Napier
• 2. Revealing the Plaine Discovery
• 3. A Plain Discovery
• 4. Mathematical Introduction
• 5. Descriptio
• 6. Rabdologiae
• 7. Constructio
• 8. De Arte Logistica
• 9. Appendices
• 10. Further Reading
• 11. Bibliography of Napier's Works.