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NATHANIEL BOWDITCH
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• NATHANIEL BOWDITCH (noun)
The noun NATHANIEL BOWDITCH has 1 sense:
1. United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
Familiarity information: NATHANIEL BOWDITCH used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bowditch; Nathaniel Bowditch
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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