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John Napier (1550-1617) was a Scottish mathematician and devout Christian who invented the logarithm in order to express and manipulate large numbers.
John Napier (1550-1617) was a Scottish mathematician and devout Christian who invented the [[logarithm]] in order to simplify calculations, and express and manipulate large numbers. He also invented an early antecedent of the slide rule known as "Napier's bones."