Newtonmass? (was Re: [extropy-chat] Copycat Copycat)

Joseph Bloch jbloch at humanenhancement.com
Thu Dec 23 23:29:10 UTC 2004


Brett Paatsch wrote:

> MB wrote:
>
>> Happy Newtonmass to you all. :)
>
>
> Well you too MB, if it's a good thing.
> But what is this Newtonmass stuff?
> Was Isaac Newton born on 25 December or something?
>
> Is it considered that that is perhaps a relatively greater or clearer
> cause for celebration than the current conventional or fashionable
> alternatives?  I understand that there used to be a feast of Saturnia
> or some such thing but fashions come and go.  
> But Newtonmass? I don't exactly understand it.
> Brett Paatsch 


Ayup; Sir Isaac was born on December 25th. Pity his birthday keeps 
getting eclipsed by that middle-eastern myth...

Joseph

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