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Return to The Worlds of David Darling INDEX LATEST NEWS ARCHIVE ... Z entire Web this site Newcomb, Simon (1835-1909) A brilliant Canadian-born American mathematical astronomer whose work on the orbital motion of the planets of the Solar System was the cornerstone of the nautical and astronomical almanacs of the United States and Britain until as recently as 1984; his accomplishments are all the more remarkable because he was almost entirely self-taught. At age 18, with little money or schooling, Newcomb made his way on foot from his native Nova Scotia to the United States. Eventually he found employment as a computer with the Nautical Almanac Office (then in Cambridge, Massachusetts) and earned a B.S. at Harvard. He rose to become, in 1877, superintendant of the Nautical Almanac Office, later part of the U.S. Naval Observatory , and served concurrently as professor of mathematics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins University. He used carefully analyzed measurements of stellar and planetary positions to compute motions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and satellites, and also measured the speed of light and the constant of precession . His values for the fundamental constants of astronomy were used by the world’s almanac makers for decades. A profuse writer on mathematics, economics, and other subjects, Newcomb also provided important guidance on the construction of some the world’s largest telescopes and was a leader in American science. He was the first president of the

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The Bruce Medalists Photo courtesy Mary Lea Shane Archives, Lick Observatory Simon Newcomb 12 March 1835 1898 Bruce Medalist 11 July 1909 At age eighteen Simon Newcomb, with no money and little education, made his way on foot from his native Nova Scotia to the United States. Later he found employment as a computer with the Nautical Almanac Office , then in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and earned a B.S. at Harvard . He eventually became director of the Nautical Almanac Office, later part of the United States Naval Observatory , and served concurrently as professor of mathematics economics , and other subjects and was a leader in American science. He was the first president of the American Astronomical Society and the American Society for Psychical Research , and also served as president of the American Mathematical Society , the American Association for the Advancement of Science , the Philosophical Society of Washington , and other organizations. Presentation of Bruce medal Alvord, William, PASP Other awards Holland Academy of Sciences, Huygens Medal, 1878. Government of Germany

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