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Newton's birthday sounds like the perfect day for a rocket launch to me


He was born January 4th, using modern calendars.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isaac-Newton


Oh cool, I get to celebrate his birthday twice per year now. That said, strangely enough, if the calendar changed after my death and people were still celebrating my birthday, I'd expect people to celebrate the day on the calendar I used rather than the accurate day.


Since Isaac Newton was actually born extremely prematurely, at less than 30 weeks of pregnancy, maybe he was the one rushing to match the date of the JWST launch. :P




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