Bowditch's translation of the first four volumes of Laplace 's Traité de mécanique céleste was completed by 1818 but he would not publish it for many years.
Bowditch ng pagsasalin ng unang apat na volume ng Laplace 's Traité de mécanique céleste ay natapos sa pamamagitan ng 1,818 ngunit siya ay hindi mai-publish ito para sa maraming taon.