Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
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Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
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Bowditch, Nathaniel
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Bowditch, Nathan 1773-1838
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Bowditsch, Nathaniel 1773-1838
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Bowditch, N.
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American writer on navigation.
Astronomer, mathematician, and insurance executive.
American mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch is famous for his work on ocean navigation. Often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation, he is best known as the editor of The Practical Navigator (1799); his seminal work, The New American Practical Navigator (1802), is still found on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel.
Charles Babbage was a mathematician and inventor.
Bowditch received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1802 and served as Fellow and Overseer at Harvard.
Astronomer, mathematician; born in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Boston (Mass.)
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Salem (Mass.)
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Salem (Mass.)
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Massachusetts--Salem
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Japan
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Java (Indonesia)
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Salem (Mass.)
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Brookline (Mass.)
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