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Bowditch   /bˈoʊdɪtʃ/   Listen
Bowditch

noun
1.
United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838).  Synonym: Nathaniel Bowditch.





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... the nineteenth century, Dr. Bowditch, of Boston, showed that consumption developed most where the surrounding soil was moist, and generally it is the impression that dry air is the only proper air for a consumptive person to breathe. This theory, however, is being rapidly exploded, and patients now remain outdoors ...
— Rural Hygiene • Henry N. Ogden


Words linked to "Bowditch" :   astronomer, Nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician, stargazer, uranologist


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