Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio

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book mathematical treatise

Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio is John Napier’s seminal early 17th-century treatise that introduced and systematically described logarithms, revolutionizing mathematical computation.

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Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Constructio	1
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instanceOf	book ⓘ mathematical treatise ⓘ
aim	to simplify complex numerical calculations ⓘ
author	John Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorNationality	Scottish ⓘ
centuryOfAuthor	16th–17th century ⓘ
contains	examples of logarithmic computation ⓘ table of logarithms of sines ⓘ
countryOfPublication	Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
describes	definition of logarithms ⓘ properties of logarithms ⓘ use of logarithms for division ⓘ use of logarithms for multiplication ⓘ use of logarithms in trigonometric calculations ⓘ
field	mathematics ⓘ
followedBy	Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Constructio NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	mathematical exposition ⓘ scientific literature ⓘ
hasPart	logarithm tables ⓘ theoretical introduction to logarithms ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first systematic published work on logarithms ⓘ
impact	revolutionized practical calculation in science and engineering ⓘ
influenced	17th-century mathematics ⓘ Briggsian (common) logarithms ⓘ Henry Briggs NERFINISHED ⓘ computational astronomy ⓘ development of logarithmic tables ⓘ navigation ⓘ surveying ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
logarithmBase	Napierian logarithms (non-decimal scale) ⓘ
originalTitle	Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio NERFINISHED ⓘ
pageCountApprox	90 ⓘ
placeOfPublication	Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	John Napier’s work on prosthaphaeresis ⓘ
primaryFocus	systematic description of logarithms ⓘ
publicationCentury	17th century ⓘ
publicationYear	1614 ⓘ
publisher	Andrew Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	logarithms ⓘ numerical computation ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ
timeRequiredForTables	about twenty years of preparation by John Napier ⓘ
usedBy	astronomers ⓘ mathematicians ⓘ navigators ⓘ surveyors ⓘ

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