Memoir of Nathaniel Bowditch
Nathaniel Bowditch was born in Salem, Massachusets in 1773. He is frequently credited with being the father of modern maritime navigation. A brilliant and largely self-taught mathematician, Bowditch became interested in celestial navigation while at sea. His book American Practical Navigator has bee...
| Main Author: | Bowditch, N. I. 1805-1861. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
C.C. Little and J. Brown,
1840.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: |
Read the full text at Hathitrust. |