サイモン・ニューカム(Simon Newcomb)

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サイモン・ニューカム は、カナダ系アメリカ人の天文学者・応用数学者である。アメリカ海軍とジョンズ・ホプキンス大学で数学の教授を務めた。

経歴

1. 1835
   Born
2. 1874
   Won Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
3. 1877
   Member of Royal Society
4. 1890
   Won Copley Medal
5. 1893
   Won Knight of the Legion of Honour
6. 1898
   Won Bruce Medal
7. 1909
   Passed away
8. Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
9. Member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
10. Won Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

豆知識

• •Place of birth: Nova Scotia
• •Citizenship: Canada, United States
• •Known as: astronomer, mathematician, economist, novelist
• •Spouse: Mary Caroline Newcomb