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Simon Newcombborn under Mercury retrograde
American astronomer (1835–1909) — born March 12, 1835, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Pisces.
BornMarch 12, 1835(1835–1909)♓︎☿ Rx in Pisces · 18°34′Rx windowMar 1 – Mar 24, 1835
✶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.
Shares a retrograde sign with
Born inside the very same window
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.