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Originally Posted by anamardoll
Unutterably silly thread time.
I've been listening to the Sherlock Holmes complete colllection from Audible lately because I loved SH as a kid but haven't had time to re-read him lately. I was SHOCKED in the beginning of "A Study in Scarlet" when Watson notes that SH doesn't know the heliocentric theory (i.e., the theory that the earth orbits the sun instead of vice versa). Watson educates SH and SH is dismissive and insists he will forget the information deliberately and immediately because he doesn't want to clutter his mind with unnecessary details. He is claiming that a proper understanding of the solar system isn't necessary for solving crime, so I suppose it's a good thing SH never had an astronomy-based case.
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The new Sherlock Holmes from the BBC had this thread running through the 3 tv movies. People reacted with disbelief. They, like us, assumed he knew everything. The joke really fleshed out the character. It worked a lot better on TV than in the book. Or maybe it was the time period.
If you haven't seen the new Sherlock Holmes, you can stream it on netflix now. There will be 3 new movies later this year. The way it was played out seems like a setup to me. Maybe an astronomy based case this year?
