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Also Known As John Neper
Born 1550 • near Edinburgh • Scotland
Died April 4, 1617 (aged 67) • near Edinburgh • Scotland
Subjects Of Study Napier’s bones • calculation • decimal fraction • logarithm
Role In Reformation

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Napier's bones
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Alexander Henderson
Alexander Henderson
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James Melville
Scottish clergyman
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George Wishart
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James I
king of England and Scotland
Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond
Scottish politician
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
queen of Scotland
Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf
first minister of Scotland
Engraved portrait of William Wallace wearing a helmet with a bird crest and a patterned cloak fastened with a brooch.
William Wallace
Scottish hero
John Swinney
John Swinney
first minister of Scotland
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce
king of Scotland
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Scottish politician
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David I
David I
king of Scotland
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Robert II, coin, 14th century; in the British Museum
Robert II
king of Scotland
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James IV
king of Scotland
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