January 7, 2005
Geology Course Gives Students a Down-to-Earth Understanding of Sherlock Holmes's Work
In the Sherlock Holmes tale A Study in Scarlet, Dr. Watson jots down a list of Holmes's various areas of expertise. The sixth item on the list: "knowledge of geology -- practical, but limited."
Students at Smith College who take Lawrence D. Meinert's class on the fictional detective, "Sherlock Holmes and the Scientific Method," can add some geology to their own lists of proficiencies. Mr. Meinert, a geologist specializing in the detection of gold deposits, hopes that his
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