The Scientific Traveler

Full of intriguing information on historical sites relating to scientific discoveries in Europe, including Eastern Europe and Russia. Covers locales from all periods in history such as cave paintings in the Vezere Valley, France; Einstein's apartment in Bern, Switzerland; wall depictions of the Periodic Table in St. Petersburg; Stonehenge in Great Britain. Features contemporary institutions and museums including their hours of operation, maps, general directions from central locations, plus extensive historical and biographical narratives as well as photographs.