R. Paul: "Foucault exhibited his pendulum, a rather large one ... in the Panthéon, in Paris." Oh-THAT Foucault. Never read Eco -- I suppose the man (being so *witty* in the Bolonian sense of the word) possibly punned on Foucault-1 and Foucault-2. Cheers, JL ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com