_1712 Merchiston Tower "<p>15C home of "Marvellous Merchiston", the mathematician and thinker John Napier, inventor of logarithms. Superb painted and plaster ceilings including one from Prestongrange which was inserted when the tower was restored. The Napier University buildings (not open) were added in 1961 by Alison and Hutchison.<\/p>" Organization "<p>15C home of "Marvellous Merchiston", the mathematician and thinker John Napier, inventor of logarithms. Superb painted and plaster ceilings including one from Prestongrange which was inserted when the tower was restored. The Napier University buildings (not open) were added in 1961 by Alison and Hutchison.<\/p>" 55.86362 -4.261207