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John Napier sometimes ordered a nearby mill at Gartness to stop because the noise of the wheel disturbed his thinking.
Edinburgh Napier University is named after John Napier.
John Napier (1555-1617)
Places to visit
Locations and visitor attractions associated with John Napier:
Cambridge
- Cambridge University Whipple Museum:
Examples of Napier's bones, mathematical instruments and other calculating machines.
Edinburgh
- National Museums of Scotland:
Examples of Napier's bones, mathematical instruments and other calculating machines. - Edinburgh Napier University:
Merchiston Castle tower is located within Napier University's Merchiston campus. - St Cuthbert's Parish Church:
Wall-mounted memorial to Napier in the vestibule. The memorial is based on the first page of Napier's book on logarithms.
London
- Science Museum:
Examples of 'Napier's Bones', mathematical instruments and other calculating machines.
Oxford
- Museum of the History of Science:
Examples of 'Napier's Bones', mathematical instruments and other calculating machines.
Stirlingshire
Although nothing remains of Napier's home at Gartness Castle, the West Highland Way passes close to the spot where it was located.