Arthur Eddington and me - birthday buddies!
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@michael_nielsen oh wait - am I wrong?
@sarahkendrew His birthday is Jan 4 in the Gregorian calendar. Dec 25 in the old (Julian). I don't know why people call Christmas Newtonmas
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@michael_nielsen Ah yes, just reading about it. You have a few more days of a smaller number then! -
@sarahkendrew Wikipedia has an interesting note on Newton's b'day (with a shout out to@rmathematicus ).pic.twitter.com/dXlxXpy6St
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@michael_nielsen@sarahkendrew I argue that in his own time Newton was born on Christmas Day and celebrated his birthday 84 years long =>Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen@sarahkendrew => long on Christmas Day so it's more in the spirit of his life to celebrate his birthday on Christmas DayThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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