Yankee Stargazer. The Life of Nathaniel Bowditch
by Berry, Robert Elton
- Used
- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York: Whittlesey House. 1941. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ rubbed at edges with some chipping to corners and spine ends; DJ spine lightly faded. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Maps to endpapers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 234 pages. Nathaniel Bowditch was an early American mathematician remembered for his work on ocean navigation. He is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation. His book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel. In 2001, an elementary and middle school in Salem was named in his honor. . 2nd Printing. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB314820
- Title
- Yankee Stargazer. The Life of Nathaniel Bowditch
- Author
- Berry, Robert Elton
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whittlesey House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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- Edges
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- Chipping
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...