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Charles Thomson Rees Wilsonborn under Mercury retrograde

Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1869-1959)born February 14, 1869, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Pisces. The date, sign and degree are computed from the real ephemeris, never assumed.

BornFebruary 14, 1869(1869–1959)♓︎☿ Rx in Pisces · 5°43′Rx windowFeb 10 – Mar 4, 1869
Natal Mercury retrograde♓︎PiscesWikipedia
Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy

Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a water-sign keynote in Pisces: Dreams loud, logic quiet; sleep on every big decision.

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