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Description: Portrait engraving of John Napier (1550-1617), the inventor of logarithms; based on a 1616 original painting in the University of Edinburgh.
Title: John Napier
Credit: Engraving by Samuel Freeman (1773-1857). From Robert Chambers (ed.), A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Vol. 4, facing page 88. Glasgow: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1835. See also [1] and [2]. This scan from [3].
Author: Samuel Freeman
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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