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Louis Agassiz, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Louis Agassiz, the leading figure in persuading geologists that a recent Ice Age had engulfed Europe, was one of the first professors to be appointed to the University of Neuchatel in 1840. He is honoured by a bust and plaque … Continue reading
National Technical Museum (Musee des Arts et Metiers), Paris
Here we have a museum as different from the City of Science and Industry as one can imagine. It was created by an act of the revolutionary Convention in 1794. “Let original models of instruments and machines which have been … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, France Tagged chemistry, Foucault, Lavoisier, paris, technical museum Leave a comment
Frombork, Poland
Frombork (the former Frauenburg, east of Gdansk) was home base for Copernicus. It is the city in which he held the position of Canon of the Cathedral. The old, fortified cathedral still stands on a hilltop, surrounded by stone walls … Continue reading
The Mendelianum, Brno
Brno, the capital of Moravia, is a commercial city, containing the Augustinian monastery where Gregor Mendel discovered the laws of inheritance named after him. Part of the monastery is now a museum in his memory, called the Mendelianum. A patch … Continue reading
Posted in Czech Republic, Europe Tagged biology, genetics, Gregor Mendel, museum, science Leave a comment
Institut Curie, Paris
The Institut Curie, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, just a few hundred meters south of the Pantheon, was initially created explicitly for Marie Curie, with the name of “Institut du Radium.” It is today a modem research facility, but … Continue reading
Paris Observatory, France
The Paris observatory dates back to the ambitious days of Louis XIV and his chief minister Colbert. It was completed in 1672; its four walls are oriented precisely to the four points of the compass; the southern wall defines the … Continue reading
Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark
The Niels Bohr Institute, founded in 1920 explicitly for Niels Bohr, is at Blegdamsvej 15-19, adjacent to the National Hospital. Today it is a thriving institution with ongoing work in many branches of theoretical physics, but it also permits itself … Continue reading
The Stadt Friedhof, Gottingen
The most conspicuous memorial site in Gottingen is a cemetery, the Stadt Friedhof, located on the road to Kassel. There is a scientists’ corner here, where many famous scientists who worked or studied in Gottingen are buried close together. They … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Germany Tagged cementery, chemistry, Germany, mathematics, physics, science Leave a comment
Museum Boerhaave, Leiden
Announcement The Museum Boerhaave is has funding problems and is in danger of being closed in January 2013. For further information and how to donate, see Save Museum Boerhaave campaign. The most interesting building of the present university is at … Continue reading
The Zentralfriedhof, Vienna
The Zentralfriedhof (cemetery) on the edge of the city is a place of pilgrimage for many visitors to Vienna. It has a special section of Ehrengraben (honor graves) where Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, and many Viennese Burgermeister are buried. There … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Europe Tagged cemetery, Ludwig Boltzmann, physics, science, Vienna Leave a comment