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Fritz Strassmannborn under Mercury retrograde

The German chemist who, alongside Otto Hahn in December 1938, identified barium as a product of uranium bombardment, providing the key evidence for nuclear fission. — born February 22, 1902, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Aquarius.

BornFebruary 22, 1902(1902–1980)♒︎☿ Rx in Aquarius · 25°24′Rx windowFeb 9 – Mar 3, 1902
☿Natal Mercury retrograde♒︎AquariusWikipedia
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy

Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a air-sign keynote in Aquarius: Tech glitches multiply; back everything up now.

Shares a retrograde sign with
♒︎Justin Bieber♒︎Rihanna♒︎John Steinbeck
Born inside the very same window
♒︎John Steinbeck♒︎Ansel Adams♓︎Thelma Ritter♒︎Lucio Costa

Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.

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