Canon arithmeticus

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"Canon arithmeticus" is a term that refers to a work by the mathematician John Napier, published in 1614. The full title in Latin is "Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio." This work introduced and laid the groundwork for the concept of logarithms, which are critical in mathematics, particularly for simplifying calculations involving multiplication and division.

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