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Happy Birthday Nathaniel Bowditch, the "Father of Modern Maritime Navigation"

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Born on March 26, 1773 in Salem, Massachu­setts, Nathaniel Bowditch is known today as the “Father of Modern Maritime Navigation” for writing “The American Practical Navigator,” an encyclopedia of navigation now known as simply “Bowditch,” that still–even after hundreds of years–serves as an invaluable handbook on oceanography and meteorology, with useful tables and a maritime glossary. To download the 2019 edition of Bowditch from the U.S. Coast…
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Guice Offshore broke the news in on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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