Nathaniel Bowditch

Bowditch is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation. 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.

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American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation.
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
[Washington, D.C.?] : Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center, 1977
1977 edition.

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American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
[Washington, D.C.?] : Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center : For sale by authorized Sales Agents of the Defense Mapping Agency, Office of Distribution Services, 1984
1984 ed.

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...Useful tables from the American practical navigator.
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Washington, U. S. Govt. printing office, 1940
[Rev. ed. of 1938]

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American practical navigator; an epitome of navigation.
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
[Washington] Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center, 1975
1977 ed.

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American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation and nautical astronomy /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Washington : Government print. office, 1958

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American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation and nautical astronomy /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Washington : G. P. O., 1939
(Rev. ed. of 1938)

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The American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Bethesda, Maryland : The Center : For sale by the National Ocean Service and its authorized Sales Agents, 1995
1995 ed.

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The new American practical navigator: being an epitome of navigation : containing all the tables necessary to be used with the Nautical almanac in determining the latitude, and the longitude by lunar observations, and keeping a complete reckoning at sea ... the whole exemplified in a journal, kept from Boston to Madeira ... with an appendix containing methods of calculating eclipses of the sun and moon, and occultations of the fixed stars ... /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
New-York : E. & G.W. Blunt, 1837
10th new stereotype ed.

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American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
[Washington, D.C.?] : Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center : For sale by authorized Sales Agents of the Defense Mapping Agency, Office of Distribution Services, 1984
1984 ed.

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The new American practical navigator being an epitome of navigation ; containing all the tables necessary to be used with the Nautical almanac in determining the latitude, and the longitude by lunar observations, and keeping a complete reckoning at sea ; the whole exemplified in a journal, kept from Boston to Madeira ; with an appendix, containing methods of calculating eclipses of the sun and moon, and occultations of the fixed stars /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
New York : E. & G. W. Blunt, 1859
28th stereotype edition.

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American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation and nautical astronomy /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Washington : U.S. Govt. print. off., 1933

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American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
[Washington] : U.S. Dept. of Defense, Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center : for sale by authorized Sales Agents of the Center, 1802
1975 edition.

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An appendix to the New American practical navigator : containing tables for clearing the apparent distance of the sun and moon, from the effects of parallax and refraction by a new method : in which all the corrections are additive.
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Newburyport [Mass.] : Printed by Edmund M. Blunt, 1804
Other Authors: “...Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838...”

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The new American practical navigator : being an epitome of navigation : containing all the tables necessary to be used with the nautical almanac, in determining the latitude, and the longitude by lunar observations, and keeping a complete reckoning at sea : illustrated by proper rules and examples : the whole exemplified in a journal, kept from Boston to Madeira ... /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Newburyport [Mass.] : Edward Little & Co., 1811
Third edition.

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The new American practical navigator : being an epitome to navigation : containing all the tables necessary to be used with the Nautical Almanac, in determining the latitude and the longitude by lunar observations, and keeping a complete reckoning at sea illustrated by proper rules and examples : the whole exemplified in a journal, kept from Boston to Madeira, in which all the rules of navigation are introduced : also the demonstration of the most useful rules of trigonometry : with many useful problems in mensuration, surveying and guaging, and a dictionary of sea-terms, with the manner of performing the most common evolution at sea : to which are added, some general instructions and information relative to maritime laws and mercantile customs from the best authorities : enriched with a number of new tables, with original improvements and additions /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Newburyport, Mass. : E.M. Blunt for Cushing & Appleton, 1802
First edition.

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and biography,

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Directions for sailing into the harbours of Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, and Manchester /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
Newburyport [Mass.] : Printed by Edmund M. Blunt, 1806

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The new American practical navigator : being an epitome of navigation : containing all the tables necessary to be used with the nautical Almanac, in determining the latitude and the longitude by lunar observations : and keeping a completer reckoning at sea ... the whole exemplified in a journal, kept from Boston to Madeira, in which all the rules of navigation are introduced. Also, the demonstration of the usual rules of trigonometry : problems in mensuration, surveying, and gauging : dictionary of sea-terms : and the manner of performing the most useful evolutions at sea. With an appendix, containing methods of calculating eclipses of the sun and moon, and occultations of the fixed stars : and rules for finding the longitude of a place by observations of eclipses or accultations /
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
New-York : published by E.M. Blunt and Samuel A. Burtus, J. Seymour, printer, 1817
First stereotype (4th) edition.

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Bowditch's useful tables.
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
New-York : E. & G.W. Blunt, 1859
Third edition.

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Bowditch's useful tables.
by Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838
New-York : E. & G. W. Blunt, 1844

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