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    • January 22, 2011

    Squint your eyes

    — devadutta @ 11:59 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1295740769 ) Play

    Identify this dude. His most important work can be found in the form of a book in every engineer’s home (home because not too many people use it that often anymore).

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    Answer:
    John Napier, inventor of Logarithms


    42 Responses to “Squint your eyes”

    1. mrsgollum

      John Napier, logarithms


    2. John Napier


    3. John Napier


    4. Clark from clark’s tables ?? Guessing


    5. puneet_k

      John Napier – the Log tables


    6. John Napier


    7. vinayaknp

      John Napier .. Logarithms :) ..

      Nice clue :) ..


    8. Tushar S

      John Napier. The logarithms guy.


    9. SYEDMOHDMUNEERALI

      JOHN NAPIER. — LOGARITHM.


    10. john napier


    11. Rogi
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      John Napier


    12. john napier


    13. lotuseater

      John Napier, inventor of Logarithm tables.


    14. Moju21

      Napier


    15. KK
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      John Napier :)


    16. Rahul Rajeev

      Marvellous Merchiston a.k.a John Napier of Merchiston


    17. John Napier, he made logs and Napier’s bones


    18. Rithwik K

      John Napier / Logarithm


    19. Sanador

      Joost Burgi who discovered logarithms leading to Clarks tables


    20. Bharath
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      John Napier- Napier bones


    21. Logik
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      John Napier, Napier’s bones -> Logarithm-> Clarke’s tables.


    22. Nanda

      Napier who created logarithms


    23. Ananth
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      John Napier


    24. shrik
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      John Napier of logarithms fame.


    25. Kaustubh

      John Napier


    26. udupendra
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      Napier


    27. shenoyvarun86
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      laag
      napier


    28. dineshk
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      Napier – the man behind the logarithms.


    29. Sumit Gunjan

      Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio by Jojn Napier


    30. Raghuvansh
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      James Napier – logarithmic tables


    31. byslexia

      John Napier


    32. John Napier.


    33. mankuTimma
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      John Napier


    34. lanu
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      John Napier


    35. john napier


    36. krudebox
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      John Napier, Logarithmic tables


    37. Inglourious

      John Napier -m Log tables.


    38. Sumanth Patlolla
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      John Napier


    39. Manish Achuth
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      John Napier – Napier’s bones => Log tables.


    40. sandesh

      JOOST BURGI


    41. jowens
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      John Napier


    42. Napier
      Either Napier’s Bones or Log tables


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