A silver-colored copy of Newton’s death mask, set against a purple background.

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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 04-Jan-2024 19:15:16 UTC Robert McNees

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   Anyway, Isaac Newton died in 1727. Here's a copy of his death mask. It was made in 1892 from the plaster originals. I think he sort of looked like Colin Firth?

   Image: Newton Institute, on loan from the Whipple Museum of Science