Steve,
That is very interesting info on Simon Newcomb. In the future, I would
like to see a Biography web pages written on Cumberland County's Famous
Personalities. I checked the sources below but could not find a
reference for Simon and Doyle's character "Moriarity". If you come
across it, please let me know. I also sent a note to Wallace Museum
asking for driving directions to the cairn.
~Diane
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FROM: Encyclopedia Britannica Online
http://www.eb.com/
A short sample of info there:
(b. March 12, 1835, Wallace, Nova Scotia--d. July 11, 1909,
Washington, D.C.), Canadian-born American astronomer
and mathematician who prepared ephemerides--tables of
computed places of celestial bodies over a period of
time--and tables of astronomical constants.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online offers a free 30 day trail.
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From:Murray Barkhouse's FAMOUS NOVA SCOTIANS, p. 83
Born: Wallace Bridge, Cumberland County 1835
Simon Newcomb received 17 Honourary Degrees, gold medals and academic
Awards
from all over Europe and United States.
His father was an itinerant school teacher and dirt poor. About 1853,
Simon was starving and desperate when he met the skipper of a small boat
who was leaving for the United States. He decided to go with him,
landing at Salem, Massachusetts. In 1858 at the age of 23 years he
received his B.Sc. from Harvard University.... much more info in this
article.
Source:Barkhouse, Murray: FAMOUS NOVA SCOTIANS, Published: Hantsport,
N.S. : Lancelot Press, 1994, 161 p., ISBN: 0-88999545-1
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Wallace Museum Home Page:
http://www.createyourweb.com/wam/