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Excerpt from An Account of the Life, Writings, and Inventions of John Napier: Of Merchiston
IN the Britiih Mufeum there are two copies of his letter to Anthony Bacon, the original of which, is in the Archbifhop''s Library at Lam beth, entitled Secret Inventions, profitable and nece?hry, in thefe days, for the defence of this I?and, and withftanding {trangers enemies to God''s truth and religion, which I have caufed to be printed, in the Appendix to this Traéi. This letter is dated, June 7, 1596 T, about which time it appears, as {hall be lhewn hereafter, that he had fet him felf to explore his Logarithmic Canon.
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IN the Britiih Mufeum there are two copies of his letter to Anthony Bacon, the original of which, is in the Archbifhop''s Library at Lam beth, entitled Secret Inventions, profitable and nece?hry, in thefe days, for the defence of this I?and, and withftanding {trangers enemies to God''s truth and religion, which I have caufed to be printed, in the Appendix to this Traéi. This letter is dated, June 7, 1596 T, about which time it appears, as {hall be lhewn hereafter, that he had fet him felf to explore his Logarithmic Canon.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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David Stewart
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ISBN - 9781528080903
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 154
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ISBN - 9781332047468
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Page Count - 156
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