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M0008730: John Napier medal
Date: 01 January 1943Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/76/39Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Pictures
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John Napier. Stipple engraving by J. Beugo after Brown.
Reference: 7349i- Pictures
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John Napier. Stipple engraving.
Reference: 7351i- Pictures
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John Napier. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman.
Reference: 7350i- Books
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A bloody almanack : foretelling many certaine predictions which shall come to passe this present yeare 1647. With a calculation concerning the time of the day of judgement, drawn out and published by that famous astrologer. The Lord Napier of Marcheston.
Date: [1647]- Pictures
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John Napier, seated, wearing a skull cap, his right hand resting on an open book. Line engraving by R. Cooper.
Reference: 7348i- Books
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The bloody almanack: or An astrologicall prediction of the most remarkable accidents which shall happen to the King, Parliament and city, as also in Scotland and Ireland, this yeer 1649.
Date: 1649 [i.e. 1648]- Books
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The bloudy almanack, or, Englands looking-glass, containing the Scots prophesie to their King, in relation to the Crown, and the present proceedings of the English Army : With divers excellent astrological predictions for the year, 1651. Fore-telling the great things that shall befall the Parliament of England, the nobility, lawyers, and clergy, the Scottish King and Commonalty, their message to forrein princes, the time of three great battels to be fought by the Lord General Cromwel, the event and success thereof and how many dayes the stars shall fight for his Excellency, the total routing of the rebels in Ireland, the dispersing of the French, Danes, and Portingal fleet at sea, by the Parliaments navie, a great disaster to befall Prince Rupert, the proceedings of the Presbyterians, and good newes for the London merchants and citizens, and the rest of the knights, gentry, freeholders and commoners in this nation. Extracted out of the original, published by authority.
Date: MDCLI [1651, i.e. 1650]- Books
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Nieuwe telkonst, inhoudende de logarithmi voor de ghetallen beginnende van 1 tot 10000, ghemaeckt van Henrico Briggio professor van de geometrie tot Ocxfort. Mitsgaders de tafel van hoeckmaten ende raeckijnen ... Welcke ghetallen eerst ghevonden zijn van Ioanne Nepero ... Door Ezechiel de Decker ..
Napier, John 1550-1617Date: 1626- Pictures
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Physics: a magnetic needle [?], with logarithmic apparatus (below). Engraving.
Reference: 47570i- Books
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The Bloody almanack : to which England is directed to fore-know what shall come to passe by that famous astrologer, M. John Booker : being a perfect abstract of the prophecies proved out of Scripture by the noble Napier Lord of Marchistoun in Scotland.
Date: 1643- Books
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The bloody almanack : to which England is directed, to fore-know what shall come to passe, / by that famous astrologer, M. John Booker. Being a perfect abstract of the prophecies proved out of Scripture, by the noble Napier, Lord of Marchistoun in Scotland.
Date: 1643- Books
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The bloody almanack : to which England is directed, to fore-know what shall come to passe, by that famous astrologer, M. John Booker. Being a perfect abstract of the prophecies proved out of Scripture, by the noble Napier, Lord of Marchistoun in Scotland. With additions.
Date: 1643- Books
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The Bloody almanack : to which England is directed, to fore-know what shall come to passe, by that famous astrologer, M. John Booker : being a perfect abstract of the prophecies proved out of Scripture, by the noble Napier, Lord of Marchistoun in Scotland : with additions.
Date: 1643- Books
Raddologia, ouero arimmetica virgolare in due libri diuisa; con appresso vn'espeditissmo prontvario della molteplicatione, et poi vn libro di armmetica locale ... / Autore, & inuentore il Baron Giovanni Nepero, tradottore dalla latina nella toscana lingua il cavalier Marco Locatello; accresciute. Dal medesimo alcune considerationi gioueuoli.
Napier, John, 1550-1617.Date: 1623- Books
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The Bloody almanack : wherein is contained : ... the King of Scots new game in France, together with his desires to forreign princes ... concerning the landing of an English army in France ; the time and manner of a great battel to be fought : the engagement of the Scotch King, with the event and success thereof : with other notes ... touching the strange lightnings and apparitions that will be seen in the ayr this year.
Date: 1651- Books
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Raddologia, ouero arimmetica virgolare in due libri diuisa; con appresso vn'espeditissmo prontvario della molteplicatione, et poi vn libro di armmetica locale ... / Autore, & inuentore il Baron Giovanni Nepero, tradottore dalla latina nella toscana lingua il cavalier Marco Locatello; accresciute. Dal medesimo alcune considerationi gioueuoli.
Napier, John, 1550-1617.Date: 1623- Books
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An account of the life, writings, and inventions of John Napier, of Merchiston; by David Stewart, Earl of Buchan, and Walter Minto, L.L.D. Illustrated with copperplates.
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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An account of the life, writings, and inventions of John Napier, of Merchiston; by David Stewart, Earl of Buchan, and Walter Minto, L.L.D. Illustrated with copper-plates.
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829.Date: M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The description and use of ... Gunter's quadrant ... To which is added, the use of Nepiar's [sic] bones in multiplication, division, and extraction of roots ... / [William Leybourn].
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716Date: 1731-1732- Pictures
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Mathematicians and astronomers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
Date: 1825Reference: 546732i