Nathaniel Bowditch


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Noun1.Nathaniel Bowditch - United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)Nathaniel Bowditch - United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
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Eclipse timings in New England were collected and analyzed by Nathaniel Bowditch, the nation's foremost mathematician and expert on marine navigation.
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One important source of material for Bradfield, The American Practical Navigator, by Nathaniel Bowditch (originally published in 1802 and reprinted in 75 subsequent editions), serves an essential function in Approaching Ice.
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Malebranche: Divinity, Responsibility, and Control of the Passions, NATHANIEL BOWDITCH
International Philosophical Quarterly: September 2010, Vol. 50, No. 3

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