Nathaniel Bowditch
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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.
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Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), last and unfinished painting by Gilbert Stuart.
Dedication page by Nathaniel Bowditch in "Mécanique céleste"
Portrait of Mary Bowditch in Volume 1 of Pierre-Simon Laplace's "Mécanique céleste" (1829), translated by Nathaniel Bowditch
Frontispiece of the 1802 first edition of The American Practical Navigator.
Nathaniel Bowditch's memorial statue by Robert Ball Hughes, in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Listing for the "Bowditch Library", Boston Directory, 1848
The Salem Ferry High Speed Catamaran named in honor of Nathaniel Bowditch is pictured as it is approaching its dock off Blaney Street in Salem, Massachusetts, where Nathaniel Bowditch was bornAwards 3
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About this person
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United StatesCategory
Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1773 to 1838 · aged 64
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