User - MathOverflow most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-05-18T23:33:39Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/user/97 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/213/where-can-i-buy-napiers-bones-rods Where can I buy Napier's Bones/Rods? waiwai933 2009-10-09T02:32:08Z 2010-09-28T16:01:11Z <p>I'm not sure this is the best place to ask, but it is math related. Where can I purchase Napier's Bones (rods)? I've been searching around the web and I haven't really been able to find anywhere that sells them.</p> http://mathoverflow.net/questions/27855/what-is-a-corresponding-set-to-a-multiset What is a corresponding set to a multiset? waiwai933 2010-06-11T19:22:52Z 2010-06-11T19:22:52Z <p>I came across the following phrase in a paper I was reading:</p> <blockquote> <p>Every element in [a multiset's] corresponding set can be stated</p> </blockquote> <p>What is a corresponding set to a multiset? I'm not familiar with the term.</p> http://mathoverflow.net/questions/213/where-can-i-buy-napiers-bones-rods/272#272 Comment by 2009-10-21T01:51:56Z 2009-10-21T01:51:56Z For the record, that's a poster print... not actual Napier's bones