Simon Newcomb
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 116 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 12,1835 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Wallace |
| Canada | |
| Date of died | July 11,1909 |
| Died | Washington |
| D.C. | |
| United States | |
| Children | Anita Newcomb McGee |
| Josepha Newcomb Whitney | |
| Awards | Copley Medal |
| Bruce Medal | |
| Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Parents | John Burton Newcomb |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences | |
| Books | Popular astronomy |
| The ABC of Finance | |
| Nationality | American |
| Canadian | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 899377 |
Simon Newcomb Life story
Simon Newcomb was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath. He served as Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University.