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- Napier,
John
Born 1550. Mathematician and Astronomer. Devised "Napier's Rods"
or "Napier's Bones" which permitted easy multiplication by addition,
and this led to him defining the concept of logarithms. Also invented the decimal point.
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Napier, Macvey
A learned lawyer, professor, and encyclopedist.
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Nasmyth, Alexander
An excellent artist and the father of the Scottish school of landscape
painting.
- Nasmyth,
James
Invented the Steam Hammer.
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Nasmyth, Peter
Son of Alexander Nasmyth and a significant artist in his own right.
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Neaves, Charles
Charles Neaves, Lord Neaves
FRSE (1800–1876) was a Scottish advocate, judge, theologian and writer.
- Neilson,
James Beaumont
Born 1792. Invented the hot blast oven, which was a great advance in the iron industry.
His process reduced the amount of coal needed to produce iron, and greatly increased
efficiency to satisfy the demands of the railway and shipbuilding industries.
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Nichol, John
Chair of English Literature at Glasgow University
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Nicholson, Peter
A skilful architect.
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Nicoll, Alexander
Canon of Christchurch, and regius; professor of Hebrew in the university
of Oxford.
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Nicoll, Robert
A great poet.
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Nimmo, Alexander
Civil engineer.
- Nobel, Sir Ian
Banker, hotelier, distillery owner and champion of Gaelic culture
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