Which Happened First?

Simon Newcomb

Simon Newcomb
Image: Harris & Ewing · Public domain · source

Simon Newcomb was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath. He served as Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Adolf von BaeyerOctober 31, 1835 – August 20, 1917
  2. Antanas BaranauskasJanuary 17, 1835 – November 26, 1902
  3. Eugenio BeltramiNovember 16, 1835 – February 18, 1900
  4. Giovanni SchiaparelliMarch 14, 1835 – July 4, 1910
  5. Josef StefanMarch 24, 1835 – January 7, 1893
  6. Simon Newcomb (this page)March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909

Related

Play a round with Science · 19th century
Simon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) · Which Happened First?