5th February

On this day in 1835 a ceremony to honor The Genius and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton was organized by the citizens of the Lincolnshire, his area of birth, a few years after the centennial of his death. By unanimous choice, the committee selected as the speaker, the 19 year-old George Boole.

All present were struck by the youthful age of the speaker and not a little amazed by both his knowledge of the subject and his confident lecturing style.