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Nathaniel Bowditch - Wikipedia Nathaniel Bowditch (March 26, 1773 – March 16, 1838) 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
Pub. No. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR Bowditch’s principal contribution to the first American edition was his chapter “The Method of Finding the Longi- tude at Sea,” which discussed his new method for computing lunar distances
Maritime Safety Information The American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, was billed as the "epitome of navigation" by its original author, Nathaniel Bowditch The text has evolved with the advances in navigation practices since that first issue and continues to serve as a valuable reference for marine navigation in the modern day
Nathaniel Bowditch | mathematician, astronomer, author | Britannica Nathaniel Bowditch was a self-educated American mathematician and astronomer, author of the best American book on navigation of his time and translator from the French of Pierre-Simon Laplace’s Celestial Mechanics
Nathaniel Bowditch, 1800s Navigator - National Maritime Historical Society Nathaniel Bowditch was a perfectionist, which is a good trait for a navigator When the tools he had at hand, either reference books or nautical instruments, were not up to par, he didn’t make excuses—he would just create new ones himself The quadrant seen here was one he built himself
Bowditchs American Practical Navigator - Wikipedia The American Practical Navigator (colloquially often referred to as Bowditch), originally written by Nathaniel Bowditch, is an encyclopedia of navigation It serves as a valuable handbook on oceanography and meteorology, and contains useful tables and a maritime glossary