One of the viewpoint characters of Ian Watson's novel Oracle is an eyewitness to her defeat.

In addition, the city is home to a large number of independent, fee-paying schools including Edinburgh Academy, Fettes College, George Heriot's School, George Watson's College, Merchiston Castle School, Stewart's Melville College and The Mary Erskine School.

) This plot point was also used in a Sherlock Holmes story based on the Basil Rathbone era, where a friend of Dr. Watson's is a baronet who is due to receive his inheritance on the New Year's Day of the year where his twenty-first birthday will be celebrated, only for the law to deprive him of the money as he was born on February 29 ; with the 84-year-old Baronet distraught at the news that 1900 is not a leap year, Holmes helps the Baronet fake his death long enough for his grandson-who is the appropriate age to receive the inheritance-to establish his claim and receive the money himself.

The anecdote is related in Watson's book The Double Helix.

Holmes is often described as criticising Watson's writings as sensational and populist, suggesting that they neglect to accurately and objectively report the pure, calculating " science " of his craft.

Because of newspaper articles and Watson's stories, however, Holmes is well known as a detective, and many clients ask for his help instead of or alongside the police.

By applying such principles in an obvious way ( using repeated applications of modus ponens ), Holmes is able to infer from his observation that " the sides of Watson's shoes are scored by several parallel cuts " that:

" Watson's servant girl is clumsy and careless " and " Watson has been very wet lately and has been out in vile weather ".

Whether this was with or without Watson's direct involvement is unclear.

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels, " Gladstone " is the name of Dr. John Watson's English bulldog.

Obi-Wan's life prior to The Phantom Menace is portrayed mostly in Jude Watson's Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest series.

Obi-Wan's life between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope is portrayed mostly in Jude Watson's The Last of the Jedi series.

Sydney in particular is noted for its harbourside seafood restaurants, including the Doyles chain in Sydney, notably Doyles on the Beach at Watson's Bay ; and Tetsuya's Restaurant owned by chef Tetsuya Wakuda which bases its menu on Australian, Japanese and classic French cuisine, and makes use of Australian ingredients including Tasmanian Ocean Trout.

In Jude Watson's Legacy of the Jedi, he is first tempted by the dark side of the Force as a child, when he and fellow Padawan Lorian Nod steal an ancient Sith Holocron from the Jedi Archives, and he informs his friend to stay in the Order ; he is intrigued by the Sith's open embrace of power, and realizes that he is just as capable of treachery as they are.

Doyle himself, however, is inconsistent on Watson's familiarity with Moriarty.

* Paul Freeman appeared as Professor Moriarty in the 1988 comedy Without a Clue, revolving around the premise that Holmes is a fictional creation of Watson's, and Watson is the real crime-solving genius ; Moriarty is apparently aware of the deception, with ' Holmes ' clearly terrified at the thought of facing him, although he shows his skills when facing Moriarty in a duel at the film's conclusion.

* In the 2011 Anthony Horowitz novel The House of Silk, the first " official " ( authorized by Doyle's estate ) Holmes story since Doyle's death, a chapter is dedicated to Watson's meeting with a secretive criminal mastermind.

Subsequent modifications of Watson's perspective and that of " classical conditioning " ( see under Ivan Pavlov ) led to the rise of operant conditioning or " radical behaviorism ," a theory advocated by B. F. Skinner, which took over the academic establishment up through the 1950s and was synonymous with " behaviorism " for many.

Watson's use of fiction to counter the cults has been repeated by later novelists like Frank Peretti.

Similarly, by studying inanimate objects, Holmes can make astonishingly detailed deductions about their owners, including Watson's pocket-watch in " The Sign of the Four " and a hat, a pipe, and a walking stick in other stories.

The 360's commercial release was piloted by another of Watson's lieutenants John R. Opel who managed the launch of IBM ’ s System 360 mainframe family in 1964.

Using funds allegedly supplied by NCR, he set up what was ostensibly a completely independent organization, Watson's Cash Register and Second Hand Exchange, in Manhattan.

During the 1930s, IBM's German subsidiary was its most profitable foreign operation, and a 2001 book, IBM and the Holocaust by Edwin Black, argues that Watson's pursuit of profit led him to personally approve and spearhead IBM's strategic technological relationship with the Third Reich.

* Tertullian: Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts ( John Selby Watson's translation of 1853 ; also a translation of the Prologi of Trogus, by the webmaster Roger Pearse.

Watson's place was taken in the original group by Billy Bowen ( born 3 January 1909 d. 27 September 1982 ), and Jones was replaced by Cliff Givens ( who was replaced eventually by Herb Kenny, Bill's twin brother, consequently born on the same date and died 11 July 1992 ).

British Admiral George Willes Watson ( 1827-1897 ) aided the transfer, and Watson's actions were considered by the tribunal.

Cedric is inspired by Archimedes, Merlin's owl familiar, he is also similar to Dr. Watson's role to Sherlock Holmes, and the mechanical owl given to Perseus by Athena to aid him on his quest.

* " Designs For Life: Molecular Biology After World War II " by Soraya De Chadarevian ; CUP 2002, 444 pp ; ISBN 0-521-57078-6 ; it includes James Watson's " well kept open secret " from April 2003!

MJ finally appears for the first time just before the Fall Formal, when Peter, sulking because Betty Brant turned him down, is told by Aunt May that Anna Watson's niece will be arriving any second.

The tactic backfired ; on 14 September 2006, DiNovo defeated Liberal candidate – and incumbent Toronto city councillor – Sylvia Watson by taking 41 % of the popular vote to Watson's 33 %.

Finally, on his way to Watson's house, he was attacked by a thug armed with a cosh.

In the 2008 Democratic primary, Watson's district went overwhelmingly for Illinois Senator Barack Obama by a margin of 61-29.

Watson's sentencing was repeatedly delayed, particularly for a psychiatric evaluation ordered by the presiding judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson, who questioned Watson's mental health.

The exclusion of the Channel Islands from Watson's system for Britain has led to variations between different recording schemes.

He was House Tutor of Watson's House ( his own old house ) at Clifton College between 1919-1920, and was the Housemaster of Dakyns ' House ( Clifton College ) from 1920 until 1935.

Some credit friction between him and long-time enemy Paul Watson for Watson's defection to the NDP during that campaign.

The short time span between Watson's resignation and the by-election has been the cause of some controversy.

Watson's other match was between Australia and England, played at Adelaide on 12 January to 17 January 1912, won by England.

Most of the Holmes stories are frame narratives, written from Watson's point of view as summaries of the detective's most interesting cases.

Holmes himself references Watson's moderation in " The Adventure of the Devil's Foot ", saying, " I think, Watson, that I shall resume that course of tobacco-poisoning which you have so often and so justly condemned ".

* Gladstone, John Watson's Bulldog in the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes film series.

* Mary Morstan is Dr. John Watson's fiance and future wife in the 2009 movie Sherlock Holmes and the 2010 movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

* British writer Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse series of books, wrote a Sherlock Holmes short story " A Case of Mis-Identity ", part of a collection of short stories published under the title " Morse's Greatest Mystery ", in which Watson's practical knowledge of the circumstances of a case outwits the armchair intellectual logic of both Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.

Holmes arrives at Dr. Watson's one evening in a somewhat agitated state and with grazed and bleeding knuckles.

Holmes and Watson's journey takes them to Switzerland where they stay at Meiringen.

Once he manages to distract Watson's attention for a few seconds ( making Watson turn to his bookshelf to see if there is enough room to fit some books ), he transforms himself into Sherlock Holmes, much to Watson's great astonishment when he turns back round.

Holmes tells Watson that they are going to do some dangerous work that evening, and after a roundabout trip through the city, Holmes and Watson enter an empty house, and make their way to a front room overlooking — to Watson's great surprise — Baker Street.