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Nathaniel Bowditch was indentured by his father, who could not afford to educate him further due to financial constraints. At the age of 10, Bowditch was apprenticed to a ship's chandlery in Salem, Massachusetts, where he gained practical experience in navigation and mathematics, ultimately leading to his significant contributions to these fields as a mathematician and navigator. His apprenticeship laid the groundwork for his later achievements, including the publication of "The New American Practical Navigator."

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