# Nathaniel Bowditch

> American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838)

**Wikidata**: [Q1356911](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356911)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Bowditch)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/nathaniel-bowditch


## References

1. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
2. Geni.com
3. A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825
4. [A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825](https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/BN0046)
5. Find a Grave
6. Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007
7. [Source](https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2019-10/electionIndex1780-1799.pdf)
8. [Mathematics Genealogy Project](http://www.genealogy.ams.org/id.php?id=80886)
9. International Standard Name Identifier
10. Virtual International Authority File
11. [Source](https://pem.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/241)
12. National Register of Historic Places
13. SNAC
14. BnF authorities
15. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
16. [Source](https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/BN0046)
17. IdRef