EDINBURGH Math sites: Napier University – to see Merchiston Tower of John Napier. Lauriston Castle – belonged to the Napier family St. Cuthbert’s Church – there is a memorial to Napier here. There is also a memorial to Alexander Nasmyth who is the artist who taught Mary Somerville. Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh – grave of John Playfair (next to David Hume) Maxwell Statue – recent and near Old Calton & Maxwell House where James Clerk Maxwell was born is at 14 India Street, Edinburgh about a fifteen minute walk from the railway station which is in the centre of Edinburgh. Scottish National Gallery – portrait of Robert Burns here done by Alexander Nasmyth who taught Mary Somerville. After learning perspective from him she got a copy of Euclid’s Elements and taught herself from it. University of Edinburgh. – Maxwell, Tait (studied here), John Playfair (prof) -while there look into things the outreach program may be putting on. Take a self-guilded tour Near Edignburgh: Burntisland – 31-32 Somerville Square is Mary Somerville’s house - childhood home of Mary Somerville, where she used to collect stones and shells and look out her window at night to see the stars (according to her daughter’s biography of her in the Gutenberg Project. John Playfair also lived here. Jedburgh – the manse here is where Mary Somerville was born – at the home of an aunt and uncle – also the home of her second husband. She was known in Edinburgh as “The Rose of Jedburgh.” (Youtube presentation by RS: ) Personal stops: Arthur’s Seat!!! Edinburgh Castle?? LINCOLN Math sites: Lincoln Cathedral – stained glass window and plaque to George Boole Boole’s House and School – 3 Pottergate, Lincoln Day-trips from Lincoln: Woolsthorpe – Sir Isaac Newton’s Home Hucknall – burial place of the Byrons – Ada Byron Lovelace and Lord Byron
Louvre boat ride on the Sienne de Orsay – take picture through the clock towards the Louvre (as in National Geographic) – ugh – pictures forbidden Chartres? (day trip) HEIDELBERG Math University of Heidelberg archives – Sonya Kovalevsky (also personal as pertaining to 15x great grandpa and his registry in the archives of 1593 – permission granted to access library) Heidelberg Castle – One time home of Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia who carried on a celebrated correspondence with Descartes. GÖTTINGEN Math sites: University – Gauss, Dedekind, Dirichlet, Riemann, Hilbert, Mobius, Kovalevsky (dissertation here), Noether (lectured under Hilbert’s name until her habilitation was finally approved), Klein (according to the Dauben book the university library contains correspondence between Klein and Cantor). Here is a link to information about non-local visitors to the library and access to materials: Gottingen Collection of Mathematical Models and Instruments: Mathematical Institute – (part of the university?) contains models and instruments from the 18th to the 21st century – entry is free – open Monday through Friday 8am-8pm, and it is part of the public space of the mathematical institute Bunsenstrasse 3-5, 37073 Göttingen Mathematical Institute – Colloquia are held here; the building was opened in 1930 by Hilbert and Courant. Check this site for dates and details: I used this link to send a query regarding visiting the university Royal University Observatory – rooms of Gauss, Dirichlet and Riemann Albanifriedhof Cemetery – where Gauss is buried – quite a large tombstone surrounded by ivy. Stadtfriedhof (City Cemetery) – Hilbert’s grave and famous tombstone – also Klein. (The mother of all amazingly helpful sites – from Prof. Laurent Bartholdi’s page: )
Some locations from the above site – though I am not sure what they represent in each case: Wilhelm-Weber str. 29 and David-Hilbert str. 1 (Hilbert), Planck str. 15 (Minkowski), Geismar Landstr. 11, Sternwarte (Gauss), Kurze str. 2 (Farkas Bolyai), Stegemühlenweg 51 (Noether), Barfüßerstr. 18 (Riemann) Personal stops: Places related to the Brothers Grimm who were both professors at the University of Gottingen, Jacob also having been head librarian. They lost their professorships after having been part of the Gottingen Seven. HALLE (SAALE) Math sites: Martin Luther University – - Nervenklinik – where Cantor died (NB he apparently visited other sanataria as well. Dauben p. 357 #39) Cantor’s House – Handelstrasse Street Giebichenstein Cemetery - Cantor’s Grave is on the eastern boundary of the Giebichenstein Cemetery, in the “peace route” (freidenstrasse). Stadtgottesacker Cemetery Complex – interesting in its own right, also Heine and F. Meyer buried here (Faculty contact: Dr. Manfred Stern – his CV is at: his email is Personal stops: Marienkirche – Where Handel was baptized and learned to play organ – where Luther gave his last sermon – where Luther’s death mask is. Try to be in town on Sunday to attend services. Open times, service times, organ times, etc. can be found at this site: Possible hotels: @ $63 a night, 0.8 miles from city center, rated 4 of 5 stars @ $93 a night, 1.6 miles from city center, rated 4.4 of 5 stars***** this one is much closer to the university and the market plaza from what I can see on the map – on the same side of the river – right by train station for airport – also good for arrival!
Personal stops: National Portrait Gallery – Bronte Portraits (photographs can be taken!!) Westminster Abbey Hampton Court Palace (perhaps for a haunted tour at night? – or get there by boat on Thames?) St. James’ Park Hyde Park National Gallery???? Kensington Gardens and Palace?? Temple Church??? The Tower (and St. Peter ad Vincula)??? Windsor Palace??? Highgate Cemetery – Rosetti’s???? (who influenced Lewis Carroll) LOOK INTO LONDON PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Compare prices, though – not be a deal – seems like some weirdness, like a “deductible” on transportation (max amount you have to pay before it kicks in? – and it is only one entry per site – and a maximum cost amount covered per day – etc. might be cheaper just to pay for transport and entry – are there other sorts of passes? Does this get me past lines? PARIS Math sites: CNAM – the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, “a store of new and useful inventions” established in 1794 is a museum of technology and innovation and contains multiple copies of Pascal’s Pascaline (60 rue Réaumur - Paris 3rd arrondissement – 1.6km from the Louvre) Montparnasse Cemetery – Poincaré, and Galois buried here. Pere Lachaise Cemetery –Sophie Germain, Fourier, Laplace (?) buried here.