Carry on, Mr. Bowditch

After finding a way to teach the ship's crew members to understand navigation, Nat, a self-taught mathematician and astronomer in eighteenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, writes down his explanations and compiles them into "The American Practical Navigator," also known as the "Sailors' Bible."

Year

2016

Language

English

Publisher

The Well-Trained Mind Press

Editions

1

ISBN

9781942968580

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