Moscow (September 19-22, 1999)
Sunday, September 19 |
| 11.00-20.00 |
Arrival of the participants at the "Sheremetievo" Airport.
Coming by bus to the hotel "Sputnik". Check in the hotel.
(Address for the hotel is 38 Leninskii prospect) |
| Monday, September 20 |
| 7.30-9.00 |
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 10.00-10:50 |
Opening Session at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences:
* Academician Yu. Osipov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences
* Academician Yu. Guliayev, Chairman of the National Organizing Committee
* A musical performance by the virtuoso termenvox player Lidia Kavina
(Address for the Russian Academy of Sciences is 32a Leninskii prospect) |
| 10.50-11.45 |
Papers:
* Foundation of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Formation of the
First Scientific Collections. V. Borissov, E. Kolchinskii, V. Orel
* Russia Scientific instruments from Holland for Czar Peter the Great
and the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. Peter de Clercq, UK |
| 11.45-12.00 |
Coffee break |
| 12.00-13.40 |
Papers:
* John Bird's Instruments at St Petersburg. Jim Bennett, UK
* Unusually Ordinary Instruments. Investigating the Mary Rose, 1545. Stephen Johnston, UK
* Experimental Physics in Russia of the 18th century. V.Kirsanov, Russia.
* Devices and Instruments for The Uninvasive Medical Diagnostics. Yu. Guliayev, Russia |
| 13.40-14.40 |
Lunch |
| 14.45-17.00 |
Excursion to the Moscow State University.
Visit to the Museum of the Faculty of Physics. |
| 17.00-17.15 |
Coffee break |
| 17.15-18.30 |
Papers:
* Who made what? The dilemma of signed instruments. Paolo Brenni, Italy.
* The emergence of archetype instruments. Anne C. van Helden, Netherlands
* Saving a worn-out planetarium: is it an artifact or an exhibit? Marvin Bolt, USA |
| 19.00 |
Opening Reception in the Union of SEA. |
| Tuesday, September 21 |
| 7.30-9.00 |
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 10.00-11.40 |
Papers at the Presidium of RAS:
* Astronomy in The Moscow University before 1830.
G. Ponomariova, V. Sorokin, P. Scheglov, Russia.
* A Danish peep at the 1882 Venus transit through a
Russian telescope. Jan Tapdrup, Denmark
* An Italian Scientific Expedition to Russia (1887). Ileana Chinnici, Italy
* Instruments in the Arctic: The Norwegian Auroral Expedition
to Novaja Semlja in 1902-03. Terje Brundtland, Norway |
| 11.40-12.00 |
Coffee break |
| 12.00-13.40 |
Papers:
* Some Aspects on the History of Vision Aids. Dr. Helga Beez, Germany
* Time Well Spent: Early Modern Sundials as Evidence of Time Pressures
and Consumer Culture. Dr. Sara Schechner-Genuth,USA
* Collection of Foreign Reference Measures and Its Role in the
History of Metrology E. B. Ginak, Russia
* Development of Instruments for Destruction of the Magnetic
Compass Deviation. Igor F. Tsvetkov, Russia |
| 13.45-14.45 |
Lunch |
| 14.45 |
Departure |
| 15.15-16.00 |
Excursion around the Red Square. |
| 16.00-20.00 |
Visit to the State Politechnical Museum.
(Address for the Museum is ¾ Novaya Ploschad', entrance # 1) |
| 16.00-16.30 |
Lecture by the Museum Director Prof. G. Grigorian
on the "Politechnical Museum and its Collections". |
| 16:30-18.00 |
Excursion through the State Politechnical Museum. |
| 18.00-20.00 |
Reception in the Politechnical Museum. |
| Wednesday, September 22 |
| 7.30-9.00 |
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 10.00-12.00 |
Excursion to the Kremlin with visiting the Armoury. |
| 12.30-13.30 |
Excursion to Museum of the Moscow State
University of Geodesy and Cartography. |
| 14.00-15.00 |
Lunch. |
| 15.00-17.05 |
Papers:
* The Development of Golicyn-Vilip's seismographs in
Tartu (Estonia). Enn Hendre, Estonia
* Electrophotometrical observations of the artificial satellites
in Lviv. Eve Vovchyk, Alexandr Logvinenko, Ukraine
* Norwegian Characteristics of the van de Graaff Project at
NTH in 1935 Roland, Norway
* The Universal Thermometer of J.B. Micheli du Crest and its
connections with G.F. Brander. Sofia Talas, Italy
* St.Petersburg Collection of Scientific and Technical Relics. Boris I. Ivanov, Russia. |
| 17.05-17.15 |
Coffee break. |
| 17.15-18.00 |
Poster Session |
| 18.00-18.45 |
Plenary Session of the Scientific Instrument Commission. |
| 21.45 |
Departure by buses from the hotel to the railway station. |
| 23.10 |
Departure to St. Petersburg for a two-day excursion. |
St. Petersburg (September 23-24, 1999)
Thursday, September 23 |
| 8.00 |
Arrival at St. Petersburg. |
| 8.40 |
Arrival at the hotel 'Moscow'. |
| 8.40-10.20 |
Allocation at the hotel, breakfast. |
| 10.30 |
Departure to "The State Hermitage". |
| 11.00-11.30 |
Lecture by Dr. V. Matveev, Vice-Director: "Scientific Instruments
and Watches at the Hermitage Collections". |
| 11.30-13.30 |
Excursion to the Museum "The State Hermitage". |
| 13.30-14.15 |
Lunch at the Hermitage. |
| 14.30-17.30 |
Excursion around St. Petersburg. |
| 18.00-19.00 |
Rest |
| 19.30-23.00 |
Reception at the Restaurant of the Nicolas palace. |
| 23.00 |
Departure to the hotel. |
| Friday, September 24 |
| 8.00-8.45 |
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 9.00 |
Departure by bus from the hotel. |
| 10.15-12.30 |
Excursion to Pushkin town with visiting the Catherine the Great Palace. |
| 12.30-13.15 |
Lunch at a restaurant at the Pushkin. |
| 13.30 |
Departure to the hotel. |
| 14.45 |
Departure for excursions. |
| 15.00-18.30 |
Visit to the Lomonosov Museum and the D.I.Mendeleev
Archival Museum in St. Petersburg University. |
| 18.30 |
Departure to the hotel. |
| 19.00-20.00 |
Dinner |
| 20.00-22.00 |
Free time. |
| 22.30 |
Departure to the railway station. |
| 23.55 |
Depart to Moscow. |
