Chart Of The Atlantic Ocean, 1802 is a photograph by United States Naval Observatory which was uploaded on December 14th, 2014.
Chart Of The Atlantic Ocean, 1802
Chart of the Atlantic Ocean from 'The New American Practical Navigator' (1802) by US mathematician and astronomer Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838).... more
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Chart Of The Atlantic Ocean, 1802
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Chart of the Atlantic Ocean from 'The New American Practical Navigator' (1802) by US mathematician and astronomer Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838). This chart includes information on ocean currents and trade winds. First published in 1802, this work was a valuable handbook on piloting, celestial and electronic navigating, oceanography and meteorology. It contained useful nautical charts and mathematical tables, along with a maritime glossary, and an account of a voyage from the USA to Madeira to demonstrate its rules of navigation. The work gained Bowditch a reputation as the founder of modern maritime navigation.
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