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Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on first page. Stamp on page 5. 36 p. illus. (part mounted) ports. 23 cm. "Address...delivered during the '1950 Boston dinner' of the Newcomen Society of England...October 31, 1950." 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. In 1802 Blunt published the first edition of Bowditch's American Practical Navigator, which became the western hemisphere shipping industry standard for the next century and a half. The text included several solutions to the spherical triangle problem that were new, as well as extensive formulae and tables for navigation. In 1866, the United States Hydrographic Office purchased the copyright and since that time the book has been in continuous publication, with regular revisions to keep it current. Bowditch's influence on the American Practical Navigator was so profound that to this day mariners refer to it simply as Bowditch.