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Applewood Bks.: Memoir of Nathaniel Bowditch (trade) by Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherApplewood Books
ISBN-101429097450
ISBN-139781429097451
eBay Product ID (ePID)109023125
Product Key Features
Number of Pages180 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMemoir of Nathaniel Bowditch (Trade)
Publication Year2011
SubjectGeneral, Science & Technology
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaReference, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorNathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch
SeriesApplewood Bks.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
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SynopsisNathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch memorialized his father Nathaniel Bowditch, the ""father of modern maritime navigation,"" in 1838. His recollections were published in this memoir in 1841., 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 been so influential since its first publication in 1802 and through its many revisions that mariners refer to it simply as "Bowditch." On the Sunday after Nathaniel Bowditch died in 1838, his son Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch memorialized his father's life and accomplishments to students at a chapel built especially for poor children in Boston. In 1841, these recollections were published in this memoir., 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 been so influential since its first publication in 1802 and through its many revisions that mariners refer to it simply as "Bowditch."On the Sunday after Nathaniel Bowditch died in 1838, his son Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch memorialized his father's life and accomplishments to students at a chapel built especially for poor children in Boston. In 1841, these recollections were published in this memoir.
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