SIMON NEWCOMB, Ph.D., LL.D. 



Dr. Newcomb, the famous Astronomer, is conceded to he the Dean of 

 American scientists. His eminent services to the Government of the United 

 States, and his recognized position in foreign and domestic scientific circles, 

 made him peculiarly fitted to deliver the introductory address, and to officiate 

 as President of an International Congress of the leading scientists of the 

 world. 



He has been the recipient of honorary degrees from six American and ten 

 European Universities, and he is a member of almost every important Acad- 

 emy of Science in Europe and America. He is an officer of the Legion of 

 Honor, and is the only native American besides Benjamin Franklin who has 

 been elected an Associate of the Institute de France. From 1861 to 1897 he 

 was Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy. He also lectured 

 on Mathematics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins, and is now a Professor 

 Emeritus in the Faculty of Arts of that university. Dr. Newcomb is the 

 author of numerous works on Astronomy and other scientific subjects. 



