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Nathaniel Bowditch

Born

in Salem, Massachusetts, The United States

March 26, 1773

Died

March 16, 1838

Genre

Science, Mathematics, Oceanography

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Nathaniel Bowditch was an early American mathematician remembered for his work on ocean navigation. He is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel. In 2001, an elementary and middle school in Salem was named in his honor.

Father of:
Henry Ingersoll Bowditch
Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch
and grandfather of:
Henry Pickering Bowditch
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Average rating: 4.35 · 69 ratings · 6 reviews · 117 distinct works

	American Practical Navigator: Epitome of Navigation, Volume 1 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoir of Nathaniel Bowditch 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bowditch for Yachtsmen: Piloting 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New American Practical Navigator - Useful Tables (volume 2) (Notable American Authors Series - Part I) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1844	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Practical Navigator Volume 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bowditch's Useful Tables by Nathaniel Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marine Sextant: Selected from American Practical Navigator 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waves, wind, and weather: Selected from American practical navigator 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nautical Dictionary 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE COMPLETE NAUTICAL DICTIONARY (Sailing Directions Book 5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Whenever I meet in Laplace with the words 'Thus it plainly appears', I am sure that hours and perhaps days, of hard study will alone enable me to discover how it plainly appears.”
― Nathaniel Bowditch

tags: discover, genius, laplace-pierre-simon-laplace, math, mathematics, science, study

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“is measured; thus, the departure between the meridians of T and T' is the number of miles corresponding to the distance Tn in”
― Nathaniel Bowditch, American practical navigator: an epitome of navigation and nautical astronomy

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