Simon Newcomb
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Though Newcomb had little conventional schooling, he completed a B.S. at Harvard in 1858. He later made important contributions to timekeeping, as well as to other fields in applied mathematics, such as economics and statistics. Fluent in several languages, he also wrote and published several popular science books and a science fiction novel. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 1908
Superior document: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society N.S.,21,5
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Published: 1907
Superior document: Publication / Carnegie Institution of Washington 72