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The New Practical Navigator was published in 1799, followed by a second edition in 1800. By 1802, when Blunt was ready to publish a third edition, Nathaniel Bowditch and others had corrected so many errors in Moore's work that Blunt decided to publish it as the first edition of a new work, The New American Practical Navigator.
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.
The American Practical Navigator, written by Nathaniel Bowditch, is an encyclopedia of navigation, valuable handbook on oceanography and meteorology, and contains useful tables and a maritime glossary.
The oldest sailing directions, dating back to the middle ages, descended directly from the Greek and Roman periplii: in classical times, in the absence of real nautical charts, navigation was carried out using books that described the coast, not necessarily intended for navigation, but more often consisting of reports of previous voyages, or celebrations of the deeds of leaders or rulers.
He was one of four sons of Edmund March Blunt. [1] In 1802, Edmund published the American Practical Navigator by Nathaniel Bowditch , the man who became the godfather of Joseph's younger brother Nathaniel Bowditch Blunt .
Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1808–1892), American abolitionist, physician, public reformer; Henry Pickering Bowditch (1840–1911), American physiologist, Dean of Harvard Medical School; Ian Bowditch (born 1939), Australian fencer; Nathaniel Bowditch (1773–1838), American mathematician and author of Bowditch's American Practical Navigator
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The text of this article originated from the preface of the World Port Index and section 413 of The American Practical Navigator. These documents are produced by the government of the United States of America and in the public domain.