Bowditch may refer to:
Books
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Bowditch's American Practical Navigator
''The American Practical Navigator'' (colloquially often referred to as ''Bowditch''), originally written by Nathaniel Bowditch, is an encyclopedia of navigation. It serves as a valuable handbook on oceanography and meteorology, and contains use ...
'', an encyclopedia of navigation
People
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Ben Bowditch
Ben Bowditch is an English footballer who played as a midfielder. A Tottenham Hotspur youth product, he went on to play for Colchester United, Barnet and Cambridge City.
Career
Bowditch started his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur, however ...
(born 1984), English footballer
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Brian Bowditch (born 1961), British mathematician
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Charles Pickering Bowditch (1842 – 1921), grandson of
Nathaniel Bowditch
Nathaniel Bowditch (March 26, 1773 – March 16, 1838) 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 Navi ...
, brother of
Henry Pickering Bowditch
Henry Pickering Bowditch (April 4, 1840 – March 13, 1911) was an American soldier, physician, physiologist, and dean of the Harvard Medical School.
Following his teacher Carl Ludwig, he promoted the training of medical practitioners in a co ...
, American archaeologist and specialist in Mayan linguistics
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Clare Bowditch (born 1975), Australian musician
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Dean Bowditch
Dean Peter Bowditch (born 15 June 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
He made over 200 appearances for Milton Keynes Dons and also played for Ipswich Town, Northampton Town and Yeovil To ...
(born 1986), English footballer
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Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1808–1892), American abolitionist, physician, public reformer
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Henry Pickering Bowditch
Henry Pickering Bowditch (April 4, 1840 – March 13, 1911) was an American soldier, physician, physiologist, and dean of the Harvard Medical School.
Following his teacher Carl Ludwig, he promoted the training of medical practitioners in a co ...
(1840–1911), American physiologist, Dean of Harvard Medical School
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Ian Bowditch (born 1939), Australian fencer
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Nathaniel Bowditch
Nathaniel Bowditch (March 26, 1773 – March 16, 1838) 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 Navi ...
(1773–1838), American mathematician and author of ''Bowditch's American Practical Navigator''
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Steven Bowditch (born 1983), Australian professional golfer
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William Ingersoll Bowditch (1819–1909), American lawyer, abolitionist, suffragist, writer
Ships
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USCS ''Bowditch'', a United States Coast Survey schooner in service from 1854 to 1874
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USNS ''Bowditch'', the name of more than one United States Navy Military Sealift Command ship
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USS ''Bowditch'' (AG-30), later AGS-4, a United States Navy survey ship in commission from 1940 to 1947
Others
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Bowditch (crater)
Bowditch is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, just beyond the eastern limb. It is located on a region of the lunar surface that is brought into view due to libration, but at such times the area is viewed from the edge a ...
, a lunar crater
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Bowditch Field, sports venue in Massachusetts, United States
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Bowditch School, historic school in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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