hey the original Christmas from one point of view was all about pursuing a star. this makes it an especially significant occasion for astronomers.
there is a fairly good theory that the star in question was in fact an astrological configuration portending a new ruler. this would explain why just three wise men pursued it, and not every idle bystander and his dog.
Newton saw the apple fall and wondered why the moon didn't fall, then it hit him that the moon WAS falling. Newton noted that his discoveries, which confirmed his Christian faith, would tend to weaken the faith of lesser mathematicians.
it was actually Newton's maths lecturer, Barrow, who first realised that the area-under-the-curve problem and the rate-of-change problem were simply the inverse of each other. this was probably the greatest eureka moment of all time, apart from what the three wise men discovered.
i think i have starred in this post long enough. happy Christmas everyone, all year long.
I hope evberyone on iis has a 
Ron
