Nathaniel Bowditch and the Power of Numbers: How a Nineteenth-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea Changed American Life - Tamara Plakins Thornton - Books - The University of North Carolina Press - 9781469663937 - February 1, 2021
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Tamara Plakins Thornton
Nathaniel Bowditch and the Power of Numbers: How a Nineteenth-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea Changed American Life

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In this engagingly written biography, Tamara Plakins Thornton delves into the life and work of Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838). Bowditch was a mathematician, astronomer, navigator, seafarer, and business executive whose Enlightenment-inspired perspectives shaped nineteenth-century capitalism while transforming American life more broadly.

416 pages, 19 halftones

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 1, 2021
ISBN13 9781469663937
Publishers The University of North Carolina Press
Pages 416
Dimensions 235 × 156 × 28 mm   ·   708 g
Language English  

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