>> st many respectable scientists said "that the world is flat No scientist ever thought the world was flat. Blame Washington Irving for rubbish that got into school text books. As far back as Aristotle it was known that the Earth was (probably) spherical ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7957 - Release Date: 07/31/14 --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .