A logarithm can be thought of as the inverse of an exponential, so the above equation has the same meaning as: 2 x = 64 Since 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 64, 2 6 = 64. This means if we fold a piece of ...

Published: 29 December 1898 Quick and Easy Methods of Calculating A Simple Explanation of the Theory and Use of the Slide-Rule, Logarithms, &c C. V. B. Nature 59, 196–197 (1898) Cite this article ...

Books Received Published: 10 June 1915 Improved Four-Figure Logarithm Table, Multiplication and Division Made Easy D. M. Nature 95, 394 (1915) Cite this article ...

Today’s commonly used base 10 logarithms were introduced in primitive form by Henry Briggs after Napier died in 1617. (Briggs acknowledged, though, that it was Napier’s idea to do so.) ...

Object Details maker Nielsen, Kaj L. Description This paperback book is part of the College Outline Series published by Barnes & Noble. It contains five-place tables of the common logarithms of ...