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Science History
Tour 2003
Yes! We will be running another Science Tour next
summer. Here is your opportunity to visit Holland and Belgium in the
company of a group of most congenial people. Dates are not yet set, but it
will probably be from about June 26 to about July 10. We shall end the
tour in London, where we will attend a conference at the Royal Society on
(Yvonne’s hero!) Robert Hooke. Hooke died in 1703 and this conference will be
held jointly by Gresham College and the Royal Society to honor Hooke, an under
appreciated genius.
Details of itinerary, dates and cost will be
available later, but if you are interested in this trip, e-mail either Yvonne
Twomey <ytwomey@mindspring.com> or Lee Marek <LMarek@aol.com>
or call Yvonne at 630-961-9811, or even send mail to her at 841 Kinston Court,
Naperville, IL 60540 People are signing up for this trip already, so an
early inquiry is advised – numbers are limited.
The broad plans are to
begin the tour in Amsterdam, where there are a number of sites of interest in
the history of science. The Boerhaave Museum, the Teyler Museum, porcelain
manufacturers and brewing interests will all be included. Many aspects of
Holland’s history as a maritime and trading nation will be studied. Then
we will move on to Belgium, with visits in Brussels and the lovely town of
Bruges. We will make our way to the coast and travel to England by
cross-channel ferry, then pay a visit or two in the south of England - Hooke was
born in the Isle of Wight. Our last stay will be in London, in a very
nice hotel near Hyde Park. In addition to the RS Conference we will visit
other notable science venues in London.
Accommodation will be in
comfortable welcoming hotels where all rooms have private bathrooms.
Room-sharing arrangements can be coordinated for those persons who are
traveling alone, but would like to share a room to save single room supplements.
We will have a luxury coach for our use during the time we are on the
Continent, and another one in England. Inexperienced international
travelers will be given as much help as they need. Those traveling alone
will find this to be a friendly and interesting group where it is easy to make
friends.
During the tour all land transportation, hotels and breakfasts,
at least (on average) one other meal per day - often with a glass of wine, all
admissions to museums, lecture fees, and taxes are included. Your
additional expenditure will be for meals when the group does not eat together,
incidentals such as theater tickets and personal expenditures.
TRANSATLANTIC AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED. The cost of the 2003 tour is not
yet calculated, but for your guidance, the 2002 tour cost was
$2475
Graduate credit is available. CPDUs are also available for
teachers.
For further information and/or to be put on the mailing list
about the 2003 tour, contact:
Yvonne Twomey, 841 Kinston Court, Naperville,
IL 60540 Tel:630-961-9811
e-mail : ytwomey@mindspring.com
Or
Lee Marek
GK-12/ Chem Demos
University of Illinois Chicago
Dept of Chemistry (MC111)
Science and Engineering South
845 W. Taylor Street, Room 4500 Office 4546
Chicago, IL 60607-7061
Phone: (312) 996-4510
e-mail: LMarek@aol.com
See the following
pages for a web presentation on our past trips.
http://www.chem.uic.edu/marek
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