Re: Newtonmas?

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Mon Dec 23 2002 - 12:29:40 MST


> (scerir <scerir@libero.it>):
> [Dr. C. K. Raju writes ...]
>
> " [...] since the reformed calendar was accepted in England
> only after Newton's death, when does Newton's birth anniversary
> now fall: on Christmas day or next year? ".
>
> I could not answer.

Correcting for the modern Gregorian calendar, the anniversary of
Newton's birthday is January 4.

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