This text recounts Simon Newcomb's climb from a penniless immigrant to the most renowned American astronomer of the 19th-century, with never before published details of his family and professional lives, including his friendship with Congressman--and later President--James A. Garfield.
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This text recounts Simon Newcomb's climb from a penniless immigrant to the most renowned American astronomer of the 19th-century, with never before published details of his family and professional lives, including his friendship with Congressman--and later President--James A. Garfield.
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