History of john napier mathematician

John Napier, who also went by Marvellous Merchiston, was a popular Scottish landowner, physicist, mathematician and astronomer.

John was the 8th Laird of Merchistoun. Today, he is best known as the inventor of logarithms. John also invented Napier’s bones and even made common the use of decimal point in mathematics and arithmetic.

Early Life

John was born in 1550 in Edinburgh.

Where was john napier born

His father was Sir Archibald of Merchiston Castle and his mom was Janet Bothwell, a politician’s daughter. Sir Archibald was only 16 years when his son John was born. As a common practice amongst members of the nobility, John did not join school until he was 13 years old.

However, he did not remain in school for long either. It is believed that he dropped out of school in Scotland and travelled to Europe to further his stu