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Nathaniel Bowditch

(26 Mar 1773 - 16 Mar 1838)

American mathematician and astronomer.

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Science Quotes by Nathaniel Bowditch (1)

Whenever I meet in Laplace with the words 'Thus it plainly appears', I am sure that hours and perhaps days, of hard study will alone enable me to discover how it plainly appears.

— Nathaniel Bowditch

Mécanique céleste (1829-39), Celestial mechanics (1966).

See also: | Pierre-Simon Laplace (41)

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