Memoir of Nathaniel Bowditch

actuary affectionate afterwards alluded American Academy American Practical Navigator anecdote Astronomer Royal astronomers Athenæum attention Baron Zach beautiful Boston Boston Athenæum Bowditch never called Captain character child circumstances Comet commenced contained copy correct Daniel Appleton death deceased delighted died duty edition eldest euthanasia expressed father feel felt Francis Baily Habakkuk happy Harvard College honor important Ingersoll Bowditch institution Insurance interest John Turner Jonathan Ingersoll labors last illness letter live London manner Marine Society mathematical mathematician Mécanique Céleste memoir memory mentioned mind Nathaniel Bowditch North American Review observations occasion original Pickering's Eulogy Place pleasure possessed Practical Navigator present President Professor published reader received remarkable reply respecting result Review Royal Society Salem says scientific sons subsequent supercargo talents thought translation truth volume voyages walked White's Eulogy wholly wife wished young