Napier's bones or rods, wood, in case
Napier's bones, cylindrical type, late 17th century. John Napier (1550-1617), discoverer of logarithms, created the popular calculating tool known as Napier's rods or bones. Napier's rods reduced multiplication to a sequence of simple additions; division and square roots could also be achieved.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1876-931
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and box (wood)
- type:
- napier's bones
- credit:
- Dring and Fage