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. Wikipedia
Born: March 12, 1835, Wallace, Canada
Died: July 11, 1909 (age 74 years), Washington, D.C.
Children: Anita Newcomb McGee and Josepha Newcomb Whitney
Awards: Copley Medal (1890) and Bruce Medal (1898)
Parents: John Burton Newcomb
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