Simon Newcomb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American astronomer
Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1835
Place of Birth: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date of Death: 11-Jul-1909
Profession: astronomer, writer, teacher, mathematician, economist, university teacher, novelist, science fiction writer
Nationality: Canada, United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Simon Newcomb
- Simon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician and autodidactic polymath, who was Professor of Mathematics in the U.S.
- Navy and at Johns Hopkins.Though he had little conventional schooling, he made important contributions to timekeeping as well as other fields in applied mathematics such as economics and statistics in addition to writing a science fiction novel.
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