Nathaniel Bowditch

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:birthDate 1773-03-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Ingersoll_Bowditch
gptkbp:deathDate 1838-03-16
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:education self-taught
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Hospital_Life_Insurance_Company
gptkbp:eponymOf 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)
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nathaniel Bowditch
gptkbp:influenced maritime safety
navigation practices
gptkbp:knownFor improving navigation methods
translating Laplace's Mécanique Céleste
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
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gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:website
astronomer
author
actuary
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Nathaniel Bowditch signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_(Polly)_Bowditch
gptkb:Mary_Ingersoll
gptkbp:translatedInto Mécanique Céleste by Pierre-Simon Laplace
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