Bowditch

[ bou-dich ]

/ ˈbaʊ dɪtʃ /

Nathaniel,1773–1838, U.S. mathematician, astronomer, and navigator.

a handbook of navigation, American Practical Navigator, originally prepared by N. Bowditch and published since 1802 in a series of editions.

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Examples from the Web for bowditch

A personal inspection of this inscription failed to confirm, however, the assumption on which Mr. Bowditch's conclusions rest.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs|Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Dr. Bowditch, after examination, said that the young merchant had been doing the work of twenty years in ten.
The Bay State Monthly - Volume 2, Issue 3, December, 1884|Various
Mrs. Whittaker and Mrs. Bowditch fell as certainly under her spell as did the three men.
The Heart of Rachael|Kathleen Norris
Mr. Bowditch, too, refuses us; so fascinating is the vinculum of the dulce natale solum.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

Did'nt know a Bowditch from a Bible when I went aboard ship.
The Von Toodleburgs|F. Colburn Adams