Definition of Simon Newcomb

1. Noun. United States astronomer (1835-1909).

Exact synonyms: Newcomb
Generic synonyms: Astronomer, Stargazer, Uranologist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Simon Newcomb

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Simmons
Simmons' citrate medium
Simmons-Smith reaction
Simnel Sunday
Simolean
Simoleans
Simoleon
Simon
Simon's sign
Simon Bolivar
Simon Kuznets
Simon Legree
Simon Marks
Simon Newcomb (current term)
Simon Peter
Simon Zelotes
Simon de Montfort
Simon says
Simon the Canaanite
Simon the Zealot
Simona
Simone
Simone Weil
Simone de Beauvoir
Simonea folliculorum

Literary usage of Simon Newcomb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Leading American Men of Science by David Starr Jordan (1910)
"Simon Newcomb ASTRONOMER 1835-1909 BY MARCUS BENJAMIN "To him the wandering ... Simon Newcomb was the sixth in descent from Simon Newcomb who was born in ..."

2. Leading American Men of Science by David Starr Jordan (1910)
"Simon Newcomb ASTRONOMER 1835-1909 BY MARCUS BENJAMIN "To him the wandering ... ( Simon Newcomb was the sixth in descent from Simon Newcomb who was born in ..."

3. Leading American Men of Science by David Starr Jordan (1910)
"Simon Newcomb ASTRONOMER 1835-1909 BY MARCUS BENJAMIN "To him the wandering ... Simon Newcomb was the sixth in descent from Simon Newcomb who was born in ..."

4. Astronomy and Astro-physics by European Southern Observatory, Goodsell Observatory (1886)
"He suggested that two observers, •Introduction to Parts III and IV of Vol. II of Astronomical papers, by Professor Simon Newcomb. ..."

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