Simon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician and autodidactic polymath, who was Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University.
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12 March 1835 Wallace, Nova Scotia
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Died |
11 July 1909 (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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