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Newcomb

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Newcomb [ˈnjuːkəm]
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(Biographies / Newcomb, Simon (1835-1909) M, US, SCIENCE: astronomer) Simon. 1835-1909, US astronomer, noted for his tables of celestial bodies and astronomical constants
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Noun1.NewcombNewcomb - United States astronomer (1835-1909)
Simon Newcomb


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Professor Simon Newcomb was expounding this to the New York Mathematical Society only a month or so ago.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
with Man, but Professor Newcomb says they are more like the hill
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
All that scientists had achieved, from Galileo and Newton to Franklin and Simon Newcomb, helped Bell in a general way, by creat- ing a scientific atmosphere and habit of thought.
The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context
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