Bowditch's American Practical Navigator was written by Nathaniel Bowditch and published in 1802 and has remained the textbook of American sailors. It has played the important part of guiding the navigator in every American adventure on the sea. One edition followed another, bringing up-to-date methods to the mariner. In 1866 the copyright and plates were bought by the Hydrographic Office of the United States Navy. It is not only a notable book but is considered one of America's nautical institutions. Memorial statue for Nathaniel Bowditch, in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... --69. ... A navigator is the person onboard a ship responsible for the navigation of the vessel. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... This articles section called History of Copyright does not cite its references or sources. ... Plate has several meanings: A plate electrode in a vacuum tube. ... A hydrographic office is an organisation which is devoted to acquiring and publishing hydrographic information. ... USN redirects here. ...

As a U.S. Government publication, it is available for free online.

See also

• Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Carry On, Mr. ...

References

• Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.

James Truslow Adams (1878 - 1949) was a U.S. historian. ...

External link

• Full text online