Nathaniel Bowditch

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Nathaniel Bowditch was an American mathematician and astronomer best known for his influential work in celestial navigation and his book "The New American Practical Navigator."

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instanceOf astronomer ⓘ
author ⓘ
human ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
navigator ⓘ
birthDate 1773-03-26 ⓘ
burialPlace Mount Auburn Cemetery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1838-03-16 ⓘ
educatedAt self-taught ⓘ
employer Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company ⓘ
familyName Bowditch ⓘ
linked to: Nathaniel Bowditch
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
celestial navigation ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
genre navigation manual ⓘ
givenName Nathaniel ⓘ
hasPartInHisHonor Bowditch School (Boston) ⓘ
asteroid 2440 Bowditch ⓘ
lunar crater Bowditch ⓘ
influenced maritime navigation practices in the 19th century ⓘ
knownFor The New American Practical Navigator ⓘ
improvements in celestial navigation ⓘ
popularizing Laplace's celestial mechanics in the United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
name Nathaniel Bowditch ⓘ
notableAchievement corrected and expanded existing navigation tables ⓘ
produced widely used nautical almanac tables ⓘ
notableWork The New American Practical Navigator ⓘ
Translation of Laplace's Mécanique Céleste ⓘ
occupation actuary ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
navigator ⓘ
placeOfBirth Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
positionHeld president of Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company ⓘ
religion Unitarianism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Mary (Polly) Prince ⓘ
Mary Ingersoll ⓘ
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ

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