newcomb

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1. newcomb - Noun

2. Newcomb - Proper noun

Meaning

United States astronomer (1835-1909)

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B:123, 368 That year, Newcomb pointed out to a Johns Hopkins trustee that Peirce, while a Hopkins employee, had lived and traveled with a woman to whom he was not married; the ensuing scandal led to his dismissal in January 1884. Source: Internet

Engelhardt 1901, p. 6 A plan view of the Mission San Juan Capistrano complex (including the footprint of the "Great Stone Church") prepared by architectural historian Rexford Newcomb in 1916. Source: Internet

Org * citation; comparison of the definitions of LeVerrier, Newcomb, and Standish. Source: Internet

Simon Newcomb gave great weight to this method when deriving his widely accepted value of 8.80″ for the solar parallax (close to the modern value of main″), although Newcomb also used data from the transits of Venus. Source: Internet

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb (15) works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, July 29, 2018 in Atlanta. Source: Internet

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb pitches to Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Taylor during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 10, 2018. Source: Internet

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