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 p ...

, 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 Februa ...

Australia

* Newcomb, Victoria, a residential suburb

United States

* Newcomb Township, Champaign County, Illinois *

Newcomb, Maryland Newcomb is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virg ...

, an unincorporated community *

Newcomb, New Mexico Newcomb () 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, on ...

, a census-designated place *

Newcomb, New York Newcomb is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), 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 ...

, a town * Newcomb, Tennessee, an unincorporated community

Outer space

* Newcomb (lunar crater), named after Simon Newcomb * Newcomb (Martian crater)

Institutions

* Newcomb–Tulane College, located in New Orleans, Louisiana *

H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial 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. Newcomb was the fir ...

, 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 ...

, located at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana * Newcomb High School, 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 ...

, 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 with near-certainty. Newcomb's paradox was created by Will ...

, thought experiment involving predicting the future