Section 8.1 History

This is one of the best all around sites that I have found. It is titled "The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive."
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/

This is an award-winning site that links to all sorts of mathematics information.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/

This site has interesting information about John Napier and Napier's bones.
http://www.maxmon.com/1600ad.htm

Napier:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Napier.html

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