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- From: stoddard@ccit.arizona.edu (MJ STODDARD)
- Date: 29 Dec 1992 09:41 MST
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- The classic example of curious areas of ignorance (forgive me if
- this was mentioned in the orignial post) is, of course, Sherlock
- Holmes. While possessed of vast knowledge about ashes, foot prints,
- and train schedules, he was actively annoyed when Watson tried to
- tell him about celestial mechanics (So what if the earth goes around
- the sun? What does that have to do with detection?).
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- Cetainly, this is an admirable dedication to essential matters.
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