Negro, characteristics of, 346; education of, 348.
Neptune, observation of the satellites of, 136, 141.
Newall, R. S., 133.
Newcomb, John, father of Simon, characteristics and marriage, 4.
Newcomb, Simon, the first, 2.
Newcomb, Judge Simon B., 2.
Newcomb, Prof. Simon, ancestry, 2, 3; parentage, 6; early education
at Bedeque, 9; begins study of arithmetic, 10; influence of books,
14-22; winter spent with farmer Jefferson, 18; residence at
Yarmouth, 23; ancestral home, 23; begins study of medicine, 27;
manufacture of botanic medicine under Dr. Foshay, 31, 32; joins
temperance lodge, 37; intimacy with Parkin family, 39; first sight
of Smithsonian, 52; reading in political economy, 53; study of
Newton's "Principia," 54; first attempt at mathematical paper, 54;
letter in "National Intelligencer," 55; Colonel Abert sends Lee's
"Tables and Formulae," 56; letter from Prof. L. J. Smith, 56;
teaching in a planter's family, 56; first sight of "Mecanique
Celeste," 56; assistant on staff of Nautical Almanac, 66;
discussion of Darwin's "Origin of Species," 70; student in Lawrence
Scientific School, 74; acquaintance with Dr. B. A. Gould, 78;
friendship with William P. G. Bartlett, 83; journey in 1860 to
observe solar eclipse, 88; meets Governor Ramsey and Edward
Eggleston, 89; received by Governor McTavish, 91; Saskatchewan
journey, 92; candidate for professorship in Washington University,
95; application for professorship in Naval Observatory, 97; early
experience at Observatory, 101; edits Yarnall's observations, 105;
in charge of mural circle, 107; journey to observe 1869 eclipse,
113; new transit circle, 114; investigation of moon's motion, 115;
visit of Dom Pedro to Observatory, 117; assumes charge of Nautical
Almanac Office, 120; verification of satellites of Mars, 141;
transit of Venus expedition to Europe, 167; expedition to Cape of
Good Hope, 174; agent of Lick Observatory trustees, 184; first
meeting with Schaeberle, 190; study of orbits of asteroids, 195;
problems of astronomy, 198; motion of moon, 202; occultations of
stars, 207; offered Harvard Observatory directorship, 211; head of
Nautical Almanac Office, 214; policy of office, 216, 233;
computations for Planet Tables, 216; assistants, 218; suggestions
to Meridian Conference, 226; computations regarding fixed stars,
230; member Yale Alumni Association, 241; member Washington
Scientific Club, 244; firs