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Nathaniel Bowditch

Nathaniel Bowditch worked as a navigator, mathematician, astronomer, and business innovator. Over the course of his lifetime, his fellow Americans hailed him as the “American Sir Isaac Newton.” Tamara Thornton, a professor of history at the University of Buffalo and author of Nathaniel Bowditch and the Power of Numbers: How a Nineteenth-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea Changed America, leads us on a detailed exploration of the life of Nathaniel Bowditch. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/140   Sponsor Links  Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Georgian Papers Programme    Complementary Episodes  Episode 057: Max Edling, War, Money, and the American State, 1783-1867 Episode 098: Gautham Rao, Birth of the American Tax Man Episode 113: Brian Murphy, Building the Empire State Episode 109: John Dixon, The American Enlightenment &amp; Cadwallader Colden Episode 127: Caroline Winterer, American Enlightenments    Helpful Show Links  Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App    *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.

Nathaniel Bowditch worked as a navigator, mathematician, astronomer, and business innovator. Over the course of his lifetime, his fellow Americans hailed him as the “American Sir Isaac Newton.” <a href="http://history.buffalo.edu/faculty/thornton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamara Thornton</a>, a professor of history at the University of Buffalo and author of Nathaniel Bowditch and the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1469626934/?tag=BFWorld-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Power of Numbers: How a Nineteenth-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea Changed America</a>, leads us on a detailed exploration of the life of Nathaniel Bowditch. Show Notes: <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/140" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/140</a> Sponsor Links <ul> <li><a href="http://oieahc.wm.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture</a></li> <li><a href="http://georgianpapers-us.wm.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Georgian Papers Programme</a></li> </ul> Complementary Episodes <ul> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/057" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 057: Max Edling, War, Money, and the American State, 1783-1867</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/098" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 098: Gautham Rao, Birth of the American Tax Man</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/113" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 113: Brian Murphy, Building the Empire State</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/109" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 109: John Dixon, The American Enlightenment &amp; Cadwallader Colden</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/127" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 127: Caroline Winterer, American Enlightenments</a></li> </ul> Helpful Show Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BenFranklinsWorld/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/benfranklinsworld/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Ben Franklin's World Community</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/gazette" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/ios" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Franklin's World iOS App</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/android" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Franklin's World Android App</a></li> </ul> *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.

140 Tamara Thornton, Nathaniel Bowditch: 19th-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea