The science history of Scotland: The enlightenment and beyond

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Discover Edinburgh’s and Glasgow’s most famous scientific thinkers. Visit key sites from the Scottish Enlightenment, - a period of unprecedented scientific and intellectual creativity in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Learn more - travel Scotland

Discover Edinburgh’s and Glasgow's most famous scientific thinkers, and how their work underpinned emerging ideas for understanding the world from the 16th century onwards.

With guest speakers, walking seminars and several museums. Plus, visits to two industrial marvels, the Falkirk Wheel and the Whitelee Windfarm. There’s also a guided tour and private dining experience at the 16th Century Thirlestane Castle.After checking in the DoubleTree By Hilton Glasgow Central, you will meet your fellow guests to hear opening comments from the tour leader and then enjoy two lectures from author Dr Craig Smith and research fellow Dr Bill Jenkins.

In the afternoon, you will take a 90-minute walking seminar in the company of physicists Dr Carol Trager-Cowan and Dr Jochen Bruckbauer. Together, you will explore Glasgow’s impressive scientific and industrial heritage. After checking into the MacDonald Holyrood Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh for the next two nights, you will take a short drive out of the city to visit Thirlestane Castle. After a fascinating tour by a member of the Maitland family, who have called the castle home for over 400 years, you will dine in one of the historic private dining rooms.Today you will gain significant insight into the scientific history of Edinburgh as you visit several sites and museums.

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