Engelberg
Engelberg , town, Obwalden half canton, central Switzerland. It is a winter and summer resort and has an early 12th-century Benedictine abbey.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Simon Newcomb's journey.(Simon Newcomb distinguished scientist and astronomer)(fled Nova Scotia as a teenager and educated in the US)(theory that writer Conan Doyle used him as model for Professor Moriarty)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...lonely New Brunswick road, young Simon Newcomb could never have imagined that...departures were as dramatic as Simon Newcomb's in 1853. But then, few had...Island. Books were rare, and even Simon's father was alarmed by the intensity...
|
|
The 1998 Simon Newcomb Award.
Magazine article from: AI Magazine; 12/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; Simon Newcomb was a distinguished astronomer and computer...contemporaries, and utterly wrong. The Simon Newcomb Award is given annually for the silliest...often several times, for the 1998 Simon Newcomb Award: * Sir John Eccles for the "Mysterious...
|
|
Jonathan Newcomb to Leave Simon & Schuster; Former Chairman and CEO to Join Private Equity Firm of Leeds Weld & Co.
PR Newswire; 1/31/2002; 700+ words
; ...Entertainment Group. Mr. Newcomb said, "Having successfully completed Simon & Schuster...will follow." Mr. Newcomb, who joined Simon & Schuster...Prior to joining Simon & Schuster, Mr. Newcomb had since 1991 served...
|
|
|
PRIMARK CORPORATION NAMES JONATHAN NEWCOMB TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PR Newswire; 7/24/1996; 685 words
; ...today that Jonathan Newcomb, President and CEO of Simon & Schuster...Board of Directors. Newcomb replaces Robert W...re very pleased Jon Newcomb has agreed to join...successfully built Simon & Schuster into...
|
 "Mundelein Review (IL)")
|
Stein, Newcomb pace Mustangs' defense
Newspaper article from: Mundelein Review (IL); 4/18/2002; ; 527 words
; ...Stein and goalkeeper Eliza Newcomb almost found a way to shut...post and just eluded a diving Newcomb. "We almost did (clear it...received strong games from Stein, Newcomb and defenders Lizzy Washburn...Mustang midfielder Brooke Simon was slowed by a leg injury...
|
|
Rose Newcomb-Twiggs
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 1/24/2003; ; 367 words
; ...Rose Marie "Ree" (Bowen) Newcomb- Twiggs, 68, of North Weymouth...Cemetery, Norwell. Mrs. Newcomb-Twiggs died Tuesday at New...a daughter, Deborah L. (Newcomb) Sullivan of Norwell; a brother...Donations may be made to Simon of Cyrene Society, 9 F St...
|
|
|
Simon opens season in impressive style
Newspaper article from: Mundelein Review (IL); 4/10/2003; 700+ words
; ...enough credit," Simon noted. Goalkeeper Eliza Newcomb, who has five...Wisniewski. "She (Newcomb) has been training really hard," Simon said. "I think...opportunities," said Simon, who recorded...Michelle Martin, Newcomb, Amanda Wisniewski...
|
|
Simon & Schuster Boss Fired; Richard Snyder Ousted; Viacom Made the Call
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/15/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...bestsellers. Jonathan Newcomb, Simon and Schuster's president...publishing operations, Newcomb is largely an unknown...been synonymous with Simon and Schuster as long...another industry insider. Newcomb, on the other hand...
|
|
|
CHARLES SIEGEL NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FOR SIMON & SCHUSTER
PR Newswire; 5/24/1994; 700+ words
; ...president of Operations for Simon & Schuster, it was announced today by Jonathan Newcomb, president and chief operating officer of Simon & Schuster. Mr...and will report to Mr. Newcomb. Simon & Schuster is one...
|
|
Simon & Shuster announces launch of Internet supersite.(launches World Wide Web site featuring book publishing and educational sites at address http://www.simonandshuster.com)
Magazine article from: Information Today; 4/1/1997; 700+ words
; ...books online, is located at http://www.simon and schuster.com. Simon & Schuster, which claims to be the world...that much more important," said Jonathan Newcomb, Simon & Schuster's president and CEO. "The...
|
|
Newcomb, Simon
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
NEWCOMB, SIMON ( b . Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada, 12 March 1835; d . Washington, D.C., 11 July 1909), astronomy . Simon Newcomb was the most honored American scientist of his time. During his lifetime...
|
|
Simon Newcomb
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Simon Newcomb The American astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835-1909) was important in government scientific circles...the planets and redetermined various astronomical values. Simon Newcomb was born on March 12, 1835, at Wallace, Nova Scotia...
|
|
Newcomb, Simon (1835-1909)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Newcomb, Simon (1835-1909) Astronomer, mathematician...1991. Hyslop, James H. "Professor Newcomb and Occultism." Journal of the American...for Psychical Research 5 (1909). Newcomb, Simon. Reminiscences of an Astronomer. Boston...
|
|
|
Holden, Edward Singleton
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...assisted the eminent astronomer Simon Newcomb with the new twenty-six-inch...college students (written with Newcomb); and a biography of William...trustees consulted Henry Draper and Simon Newcomb, and he invited Newcomb and Holden...
|
|
|
Hill, George William
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...mathematical astronomy . In the opinion of Simon Newcomb, Hill was destined to rank...United States and first, tied with Newcomb, by the leading astronomers...at his home in West Nyack. When Simon Newcomb became director of the American...
|
