Walter Geikie
John Napier of Merchiston, 1550 - 1617. Discoverer of logarithms
About this artwork
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artist:Walter Geikie (1795 - 1837) Scottish
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title:John Napier of Merchiston, 1550 - 1617. Discoverer of logarithms
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:13.97 x 11.13 cm
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credit line:Given by J.M. Gray
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accession number:SP II 75.6
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Walter Geikie
Walter Geikie
Aged only two, Geikie was struck by an illness that left him deaf. His father’s tireless efforts to educate his son in sign language reaped enormous rewards, and eventually Walter was also able to speak. A talented draughtsman, he enrolled in the Trustees’ Academy in 1812, where he advanced under...