In which US state did Newcomb join his father?
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
Answer
Massachusetts is the state in the US where Newcomb joined his father. Newcomb's father, Simon, was a professor of mathematics and astronomy at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Newcomb joined his father in Cambridge in 1857 and began his studies at the Lawrence Scientific School, which was part of Harvard University.
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