The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive biography of Napier, cited for Laplace's assessment of the impact of logarithms.
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PublisherMacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
URLhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Napier/
Source TypeReference Work
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John Napier, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St AndrewsView the Source Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)
This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Mathematicians, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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