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Trivial point of the picosecond

Like many calendars, it lists birthdays on various dates.

……shares June 5 with both Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes.

No, I didn\’t know that they shared a birthday.

4 thoughts on “Trivial point of the picosecond”

  1. The 5 June, 1723 date is for Adam Smith’s baptism, not his birth.

    Also, in 1752 the calendar changed, dropping 11 days in September to bring it into line with modern calendars.

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