Newcomb

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academic astronomer family name human mathematician surname

Newcomb is a surname most notably associated with Simon Newcomb, a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician.

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Newcomb canonical 2

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf academic ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
family name ⓘ
human ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
surname ⓘ
awardReceived Copley Medal ⓘ
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ
Lalande Prize ⓘ
birthPlace Nova Scotia ⓘ
countryOfBirth Canada ⓘ
emigratedTo United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
employer Harvard University ⓘ
Johns Hopkins University ⓘ
United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form: United States Naval Observatory

United States Navy ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin English ⓘ
hasSurname Newcomb self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasVariantSpelling Newcombe ⓘ
knownFor celestial mechanics ⓘ
contributions to mathematical tables ⓘ
refining astronomical constants ⓘ
work on the motion of the Moon ⓘ
memberOf National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
nationality Canadian-American ⓘ
notablyAssociatedWith Simon Newcomb ⓘ
positionHeld director of the Nautical Almanac Office ⓘ
professor of mathematics ⓘ
usedBy Simon Newcomb ⓘ
various individuals in Canada ⓘ
various individuals in the United States ⓘ

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Simon Newcomb → familyName → Newcomb ⓘ
Newcomb → hasSurname → Newcomb self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Simon Newcomb