Physicist Sucks Up To Religious Freaks

To keep the calendar in synchronisation with the seasons, Henry inserted an extra week - which is not part of any month - every five or six years. He named the addition "Newton Week" in honour of his favourite physicist, Isaac Newton. "If I had my way, everyone would get Newton Week off as a paid vacation and could spend the time doing physics, or other activities of their choice," he says.

He says previous calendar reform efforts have "crashed" because they disturbed the seven-day week considered sacrosanct by religious groups.