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Merchiston Tower

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Merchiston Tower
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Birth place of John Napier (Inventor of logarithms)
Merchiston Tower, near Edinburgh, was held by the Napier family from the 14th century. It is remembered as the birthplace of John Napier (c. 1550–1617), the mathematician who invented logarithms.

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