Newcomb may refer to:

People

Newcomb (surname) Newcomb is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Anthony Newcomb (1941–2018), American musicologist * Bernard A. Newcomb, American businessperson and philanthropist, co-founder of E*TRADE * Bryant B. Newcomb (1867–1945), American po ...

, includes a list of people with the name

Places

Antarctica

Newcomb Bay Newcomb Bay is a sheltered bay about 1 mile (1.6 km) in extent, between Clark Peninsula and Bailey Peninsula in the Windmill Islands area. First mapped from U.S. Navy Operation Highjump aerial photographs taken in February 1947. In Februar ...

Australia

Newcomb, Victoria Newcomb is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the , Newcomb had a population of 4,500. The Post Office opened on 2 July 1962 as the suburb developed. The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Bella ...

, a residential suburb

United States

Newcomb Township, Champaign County, Illinois Newcomb Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,377 and it contained 526 housing units. Geography Newcomb is coterminous with Congressional township 21 North, Range 7 East of the Th ...

Newcomb, Maryland Newcomb is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. Newcomb is located along Maryland Route 33 on the south bank of the Miles River The Miles River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-res ...

, an unincorporated community *

Newcomb, New Mexico Newcomb ( nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, ...

, a census-designated place *

Newcomb, New York Newcomb is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 436 at the 2010 census. The town is on the western border of the county. It is by road southwest of Plattsburgh, southwest of Burlington, Vermont, northeast of ...

, a town *

Newcomb, Tennessee Newcomb is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. It is situated in the Elk Fork Creek Valley in the Cumberland Mountains, southwest of Jellico. Tennessee State Route 297 passes through the community. The ZIP ...

, an unincorporated community

Outer space

Newcomb (lunar crater) Newcomb is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged Montes Taurus mountain range, to the east of the Mare Serenitatis. It lies to the northeast of the prominent crater Römer, and north-northwest of Macrobius. This crater has a sha ...

, named after Simon Newcomb *

Newcomb (Martian crater) Newcomb may refer to: People *Newcomb (surname), includes a list of people with the name Places Antarctica * Newcomb Bay Australia * Newcomb, Victoria, a residential suburb United States * Newcomb Township, Champaign County, Illinois * Newcomb, ...

Institutions

Newcomb–Tulane College Newcomb–Tulane College, located in New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana, is the academic home for all of Tulane University's full-time undergraduate students. The College was founded in 2005 to maximize Tulane's use of resources by combi ...

, located in New Orleans, Louisiana *

H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University located in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was founded by Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1886 in memory of her daughter. ...

, the coordinate women's college of Tulane University *

Newcomb Art Museum Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University is an art museum located in the Woldenberg Art Center on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It has been historically known for its significant collection of Newcomb P ...

, located at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana *

Newcomb High School Newcomb High School is a public high school in Newcomb, New Mexico (USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consi ...

, New Mexico

Ships

* USS ''Newcomb'' (DD-586), a U.S. Navy World War II destroyer, named for Frank Newcomb * USS ''Simon Newcomb'' (AGSC-14), a U.S. Navy World War II minesweeper

Other uses

Newcomb Pottery Newcomb Pottery, also called Newcomb College Pottery, was a brand of American Arts & Crafts pottery produced from 1895 to 1940. The company grew out of the pottery program at H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, the women's college now associated w ...

, a brand of American Art Nouveau pottery *

Newcomb ball Newcomb ball (also known simply as Newcomb, and sometimes spelled Newcombe (ball))As the game is named after Sophie Newcomb College, its name has been typically capitalized. is a ball game played in a gymnasium or court using two opposing teams ...

, a ball game that is a variation of volleyball *

Newcomb's paradox In philosophy and mathematics, Newcomb's paradox, also known as Newcomb's problem, is a thought experiment involving a game between two players, one of whom is able to predict the future. Newcomb's paradox was created by William Newcomb of the Uni ...

, thought experiment involving predicting the future