Fisher (1897, 1911 a) drew attention to the 'equation of societary circulation' in Simon Newcomb's Principles of Political Economy (1885, Chapter XV), dedicating The Purchasing Power of Money 'To the memory of Simon Newcomb, great scientist, inspiring friend, pioneer in the study of "societary circulation"'.

"Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant." - astronomer Simon Newcomb, in 1907, eighteen months before the Wright brothers' first flight.

Simon Newcomb was a distinguished astronomer and computer who "proved" that heavier-than-air flight was impossible.

Simon Newcomb's provocative 1878 essay on the "Andromeda Nebula" (M31) gets a page to itself, with a period engraving of the 26-inch U.S.

I am deeply offended by my failure to win the Simon Newcomb Award in the past, and even now, in this victorious year, I must confess that I am greatly wounded by the sad but undeniable fact that only one of my rigorous attacks on "Strong" AI has managed to secure a trophy.

Contributing editor Gary Seronik won the Simon Newcomb Award from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

"In all ages, astronomy has been an index to the civilization of the people who cultivated it," declared Simon Newcomb, director of the U.S.

Sands (standing) and astronomer Simon Newcomb in the dome with the brand new telescope in late fall of 1873.

Before I sign off, I want to congratulate S&T contributing editor Gary Seronik for winning the 2008 Simon Newcomb Award from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

He is the 2008 recipient of Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Simon Newcomb award for astronomy writing.

Simon Newcomb: America's Unofficial Astronomer Royal Bill Carter and Merri Sue Carter (Mantanzas Publishing, 2006).

For example, in his treatise Popular Astronomy (1884), Simon Newcomb stated "This idea that the nebulae were other galaxies was more or less in vogue among popular writers until a quite recent period."