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.

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