Simon Newcomb (1835–1909)
Autor von Astronomy for Everybody
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Werke von Simon Newcomb
A Compendium of Spherical Astronomy With Its Applications to the Determination and Reduction of Positions of the Fixed… (1906) 11 Exemplare
The Stars 3 Exemplare
De sterren, Een studie over het heelal 2 Exemplare
Astronomical Papers Prepared For The Use Of The American Ephemeris And Nautical Almanac (2018) 2 Exemplare
Investigation of Inequalities in the Motion of the Moon Produced by the Action of the Planets 1 Exemplar
Astronomy for Schools and Colledges 1 Exemplar
On The Position Of The Galactic And Other Principal Planes Toward Which The Stars Tend To Crowd (1904) (2010) 1 Exemplar
Researches on the motion of the moon, made at the United States Naval Observatory, Washington. reduction and discussion… (1878) 1 Exemplar
Researches on the motion of the moon. the mean motion of the moon and other astronomical elements derived from… (1912) 1 Exemplar
Tähtimaailma yleistajuinen tähtitiede 1 Exemplar
Tähtitiede 1 Exemplar
Tables of the four Inner Planets 1 Exemplar
Astonomy For Everybody 1 Exemplar
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The End of the World: Classic Tales of Apocalyptic Science Fiction (2010) — Mitwirkender — 50 Exemplare
Visions from the Edge: An Anthology of Atlantic Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy (1981) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
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Wissenswertes
- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Newcomb, Simon
- Geburtstag
- 1835-03-12
- Todestag
- 1909-07-11
- Begräbnisort
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Canada (birth)
USA (citizenship) - Geburtsort
- Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Sterbeort
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Ausbildung
- Harvard University
- Berufe
- astronomer
mathematician
novelist - Beziehungen
- Whitney, Hassler (grandson)
Whitney, William Dwight (son-in-law) - Organisationen
- Nautical Almanac Office
United States Naval Observatory
Johns Hopkins University
National Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Society (Zeige alle 8)
American Mathematical Society
American Astronomical Society - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Bruce Medal (1898)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1874)
Huygens Medal (1878)
Copley Medal (1890)
Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur (1893)
Asteroid namesake "855 Newcombia" (Zeige alle 7)
Crater on Moon named in his honor
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