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William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier (1354 bytes)
1: '''William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier''' ([[1786]] - [[October 11]], [[1834]]) was a Ro...
3: ...apier, 10th Lord Napier|Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick]] (1819-1898).
5: William John Napier served during the [[battle of Trafalgar]] (1805) ...
7: A [[Peerage of Scotland|peer of Scotland]], Lord Napier was an elected Scottish representative in the [[H...
9: ...on|Sir George Best Robinson]], respectively. Lord Napier arrived at [[Macau]] in July 1834.

John Napier (2370 bytes)
1: ...tics)|function]], it is sometimes known as the '''Napierian Logarithm'''.
3: [[Image:John_Napier.gif|frame|John Napier]]
5: Napier is relatively little known outside mathematical c...
7: ...vice which became known as ''Napier's Rods'' or ''Napier's Bones''. In an appendix he explained another me...
13: ...mmunication]], the [[neper]], is named after John Napier.

John Napier Turner (6888 bytes)
2: <caption><font size="+1">'''The Rt. Hon. John Napier Turner'''</font></caption>
15: '''John Napier Turner''' (born [[June 7]], [[1929]]) was the sev...
25: When Prime Minister Trudeau retired, John Turner re-entered politics and was elected leader...
27: John Turner served as [[Prime Minister of Canada]] for...
84: [[Category:1929 births|Turner, John]]

Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1920 bytes)
1: '''Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala''' ([[1810]]-[[1890]]), was a [[United...
3: He was son of Major [[Charles Frederick Napier]], who was wounded at the storming of Meester Cor...
9: ...City of [[London]] and given a [[peerage]], Baron Napier of Magdala.
13: Lord Napier of Magdala died on [[January 14]] [[1890]].
18: |width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Baron Napier of Magdala]]'''

Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier (450 bytes)
1: '''Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick''', [[Order of the Thistle|...
5: [[Category:1819 births|Napier, Francis Napier, 10th Lord]]
6: [[Category:1898 deaths|Napier, Francis Napier, 10th Lord]]
8: [[sv:Sir Francis Napier]]

Napier (2370 bytes)
1: The word '''Napier''' when used alone, has several possible meanings...
3: "Napier" is part of the name of the following people:
4: #[[John Napier]] (1550&#8211;1617), Mathematician
5: #Colonel [[George Napier]] (1751--1804) decendent of the Scottish family o...
6: #*Sir [[Charles James Napier]] (1782--1853), son of George, [[Commander-in-Chi...

William Napier (1229 bytes)
1: '''William Napier''' was an [[England|English]] recipient of the [[...
7: ...] [[1858]] near [[Azumgurh]], [[India]], Sergeant Napier defended and finally rescued a private of his reg...

HMS Napier (683 bytes)
1: ... Admiral [[Charles Napier (naval officer)|Charles Napier]].
3: * The first ''Napier'' was a 445-ton iron river [[gunboat]] built at [...
4: * The second [[HMS Napier (1916)|''Napier'']] was an [[M class destroyer (1914)|M-class]] [...
5: * The third [[HMS Napier (G97)|''Napier'' (G97)]] was an [[N class destroyer|N-class]] de...

Robert Napier (217 bytes)
1: Several notable persons have been named '''Robert Napier''':
3: * [[Robert Napier (engineer)]] (1791-1876), Scottish marine enginee...
4: * [[Robert_Napier, 1st Baron Napier]] (1810-1890), British Field Marshal

Alan Napier (2758 bytes)
1: '''Alan Napier''' ([[January 7]], [[1903]] - [[August 8]], [[198...
3: ...ful gusto until the series' cancellation in 1968. Napier's career extended into the 1980s, with TV roles i...
4: His son [[Charles Napier]] is also a well known actor.
16: *{{imdb name|id=0621002|name=Alan Napier}}
17: .../~1966/anapier.htm Information and photos of Alan Napier]

Napier Deltic (5791 bytes)
1: ...gh speed diesel engine designed and produced by [[Napier & Son]], and the locomotives produced by [[Englis...
3: ...r-to-weight ratio]] and their slow speed. However Napier had been working on various aviation diesel desig...
5: ... powerful engine, however, so for the added power Napier took three of their original Culverins and "bolte...
17: ...he three Mercedes-Benz engines were replaced with Napier Deltics, the compactness of the Deltic graphicall...
19: ... of other smaller attack and minesweeper classes. Napier Deltic engines are still in service in Hunt Class...

Charles Napier (317 bytes)
1: '''Charles Napier''' can refer to:
2: *[[Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier]], an [[American]] actor
3: *General Sir [[Charles James Napier]], a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] soldier
4: ...iral Sir [[Charles Napier (naval officer)|Charles Napier]], a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] naval o...

Napier University (812 bytes)
1: ... Technical College", taking it's name from [[John Napier]], the inventor of [[logarithms]]. Since [[1971]...
9: * [http://www.napier.ac.uk Napier University website]

Port of Napier (871 bytes)
1: ...ort of Napier''' is located on [[Hawke Bay]] in [[Napier]], [[Hawke's Bay (region)|Hawke's Bay]], [[New Ze...
5: *[http://www.portofnapier.biz Port of Napier website]
6: ...rtofnapier.biz/Shipping/shippingguide.asp Port of Napier Shipping Guide]
7: ...tofnapier.biz/Shipping/cruiseschedule.asp Port of Napier Cruise Ship Schedule]
8: ...w.portofnapier.biz/AboutUs/portAerial.htm Port of Napier aerial photograph]

Napier earthquake (2145 bytes)
1: ...[earthquake]]. Centred near [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]] it lasted two and a half minutes and was estima...
3: ...anged dramatically, with the coastal areas around Napier being lifted by around two metres. Some 40 km&sup...
7: ...e in the 1930s when [[Art Deco]] was fashionable, Napier architecture is regarded today as being one of th...
9: ... add: civil defence, what happened to the rubble, Napier harbour boards, the city's largest new land owner...
13: ...library.christchurch.org.nz/Childrens/NZDisasters/Napier.asp

Napier Nomad (3859 bytes)
1: ...mplex [[Diesel cycle]] [[aircraft engine]] from [[Napier & Son]] of the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The Nomad u...
3: [[Image:Napier Nomad.jpg|right]]
8: ...lverin]], however the start of the war made the [[Napier Sabre|Sabre]] all-important and work on the Culve...
11: ...a complete [[turboprop]] engine, based on their [[Napier Naiad|Naiad]] design. The output of the turboprop...
17: ...ting, a prototype [[Avro Shackleton]] was lent to Napier as a testbed. The engine proved bulky, like the N...

Napier Lion (4549 bytes)
1: ...ne engine|inline]] [[aircraft engine]] built by [[Napier & Son]] starting in [[1917]], and ending in the [...
3: ...h proved to be rather unreliable, and in [[1916]] Napier decided to design their own instead. Reasoning th...
7: ...ars between the wars the Lion was ubiquitous, and Napiers manufactured little else. They stopped making ca...
9: ...(including over 250 mph (400 km/h) in 1932) and [[John Cobb]]'s 394 MPH ''Railton'' in [[1947]] - a reco...
13: ...esign, which eventually matured into the superb [[Napier Sabre|Sabre]].

Oliver Napier (184 bytes)
1: '''Sir Oliver Napier''' was the first leader of the [[Alliance Party o...
4: [[Category:Northern Ireland politicians|Napier, Oliver]]
6: [[sv:Oliver Napier]]

Napier Shaw (748 bytes)
1: Sir '''Napier Shaw''' ([[March 4]], [[1854]] - [[March 23]], [[...
9: [[Category:1854 births|Shaw, Napier]]
10: [[Category:1945 deaths|Shaw, Napier]]

Mark Napier (544 bytes)
1: '''Mark Napier''' ([[1798]] - [[1879]]), historian, son of a law...
3: ...umfries and Galloway. He published Memoirs of the Napiers, of Montrose, and
5: controversy. Napier wrote from a strongly Cavalier and Jacobite stand...

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