Quote of the day
Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.
Nathaniel Bowditch
Born: March 26, 1773
Died: March 16, 1838 (aged 64)
Bio: Nathaniel Bowditch was an early American mathematician remembered for his work on ocean navigation.
Known for:
- Bowditch's American Practical Navigator (1802)
- The Complete Nautical Dictionary
- Suffolk Surnames Volume