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Napier's bones or rods, in a form of rearrangeable multiplication table invented by John Napier (1550-1617)

Napier's bones or rods. These were made of bone or ivory, and were a form of rearrangeable multiplication table invented by John Napier (1550-1617). From Denis Diderot Encyclopedie, Paris, 1751-80.

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Napier's bones or rods, in a form of rearrangeable multiplication table invented by John Napier (1550-1617)

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Napier's bones or rods. These were made of bone or ivory, and were a form of rearrangeable multiplication table invented by John Napier (1550-1617). From Denis Diderot Encyclopedie, Paris, 1751-80.

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Keywords:

1751-80 • ANATOMY: BONES • ARITHMETIC • BONE • CALCULATIONS • DENIS DIDEROT ENCYCLOPEDIE • FORM • INVENTED • IVORY • JOHN NAPIER (1550-1617) • MULTIPLICATION TABLE • MULTIPLY • NAPIER'S BONES • NAPIER'S RODS • PARIS • REARRANGEABLE • SUMS