Napiers Bones

Napiers Bones. Napier's Bones was designed in 1617 by John Napier a Scottish Mathematician. In its day it was a wonderous device that simplified complex multiplication and other math processes such as long division and square roots. It was essentially the first calculator and was in common use for nearly 3 centuries.   This is something I find wonderfully elegant in understanding and explaining how- Napiers Bones.