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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:website
astronomer
author
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1773-03-26
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Henry_Ingersoll_Bowditch
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1838-03-16
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkbp:education
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self-taught
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Essex_Fire_and_Marine_Insurance_Company
gptkb:Massachusetts_Hospital_Life_Insurance_Company
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gptkbp:eponymOf
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gptkb:Bowditch_Field
gptkb:Bowditch_Island
gptkb:Bowditch_Point
gptkb:Bowditch_School
gptkb:Bowditch_Street
gptkb:Bowditch_lunar_crater
gptkb:USNS_Bowditch_(T-AGS-21)
gptkb:USNS_Bowditch_(T-AGS-62)
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:navigation
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gptkbp:honor
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gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nathaniel Bowditch
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gptkbp:influenced
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maritime safety
navigation practices
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gptkbp:knownFor
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improving navigation methods
translating Laplace's Mécanique Céleste
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_New_American_Practical_Navigator
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:website
astronomer
author
actuary
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
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gptkbp:signature
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Nathaniel Bowditch signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_(Polly)_Bowditch
gptkb:Mary_Ingersoll
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gptkbp:translatedInto
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Mécanique Céleste by Pierre-Simon Laplace
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Marblehead
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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