Andreas Ramos wrote: "One can indeed deduce that the sun doesn't go around the earth. And yes, it does matter. Odd that Holmes didn't realize that." For what range of human activities does knowledge of the workings of the solar system matter? I always took the Holmes comment to mean that for the business of private investigating, it was irrelevant. Differentiating cigar ashes, on the other hand, matters. Sincerely, Phil Enns Yogyakarta, Indonesia ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html