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Definition of: Napier
(nā′pē·ər, nə ·pir′), Sir Charles James,
1782–1853, British general.
—John,
1550–1617, Scottish mathematician; invented logarithms.
—Robert Cornelis,
1810–80, Lord Napier of Magdala, British general.
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