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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 6 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 0 Browse Search
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman) 3 1 Browse Search
Cambridge sketches (ed. Estelle M. H. Merrill) 1 1 Browse Search
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Newcomb, Simon 1835- Astronomer; born in Wallace, N. S., March 12, 1835; was educated privately; came to the United States in 1853; appointed computer on the Simon Newcomb. Nautical almanac in 1857; graduated at the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard College in 1858; and was appointed Professor of Mathematics in the UnitSimon Newcomb. Nautical almanac in 1857; graduated at the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard College in 1858; and was appointed Professor of Mathematics in the United States navy in 1861, and assigned to duty in the Naval Observatory. In 1894 he also became Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy in Johns Hopkins University. Professor Newcomb is a member of many American and foreign scientific societies, and has received the Copley, the Royal Society, the Huygens, and the Bruce medals. He isProfessor Newcomb is a member of many American and foreign scientific societies, and has received the Copley, the Royal Society, the Huygens, and the Bruce medals. He is an officer of the Legion of Honor, and the only American since Benjamin Franklin who has become an associate of the Institute of France. For many years he has been editor-in-chief of The American journal of Mathematics. He has made numerous astronomical discoveries, which he has published in more than 100 papers. His publicati