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John Napier

November 12, 2020 Francesca Lavelle Leave a comment

John Napier, the “Marvellous Merchiston” (as he was known in his day), was a Scottish landowner, mathematician, physicist, astronomer and…

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Posted in: Bio Blasts Filed under: Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics, STEM

James Gregory

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The Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and first Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews, James Gregory, was one…

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Posted in: Bio Blasts Filed under: Astronomy, Mathematics, STEM

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