Quote of the day
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
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