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- From: gjm11@cus.cam.ac.uk (G.J. McCaughan)
- Subject: Re: Newton's birthday
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- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 02:26:19 GMT
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- In article <gsJVwB2w165w@netlink.cts.com> bigbro@netlink.cts.com (Kenneth Sullivan) writes:
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- > When is Issac Newton's birthday? I have heard from some people its
- > 12-25, and from others its today (1-4) does anyone here know for sure?
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- Both. The calendar changed. He was born on the date that was then called
- the 25th of December, and is now called the 4th of January. If my memory
- is correct, anyway.
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- Gareth McCaughan Dept. of Pure Mathematics & Mathematical Statistics,
- gjm11@cus.cam.ac.uk Cambridge University, England. [Research student]
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