L I T E R AC Y R E S O U RC E
John Napier
1555-1617
INVENTED
LOGARITHMS
Apairt fae logarithms, he invented
a puckle o portable devices tae use
as calculators. The best kent o these
consists o a set o rods kent as ‘Napier’s
Bones’.
Taen fae the National
Library O Scotland’s
Science Hall o Fame
www.nls.uk/scientists
His new wey o calculatin let folk solve
long, seeknan arithmetical problems
faer kweeker and easier.
Owerset bi Simon Hall,
Scots Language Coordinator, Education
Scotland.
Read more text here at:
www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotslanguage