John Napier (1550–1617) was a Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and theologian best known for his invention of logarithms. His work on logarithms, published in his 1614 book "Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio," greatly simplified calculations in mathematics and astronomy by transforming multiplicative processes into additive ones. Napier is also credited with the development of Napier's bones, a manual calculating tool that aided in multiplication and division.
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