1614

Events in 1614 2

• 1541 – 1614 El Greco Mannerism · Greece / Spain El Greco (October 1, 1541 – April 7, 1614) was a Greek painter who settled in Toledo, Spain, and developed a distinctive Mannerist style with elongated figures and dramatic colour. He was rediscovered by modernists in the 20th century.
• 1614 Napier invents logarithms Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio — calculation transformed In 1614, John Napier of Edinburgh published his description of logarithms — a mathematical tool that converts multiplication into addition, dramatically reducing the labour of complex calculation. Kepler described logarithms as a gift from God. The concept led directly to the slide rule and underpinned all scientific calculation for 350 years, until electronic calculators. Napier also introduced the decimal point in its modern form.