Giants of Science 3 LbNA #65662
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Add Location| Owner: | Wisconsin Hiker  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 10, 2013 |
| Location: | |
| City: | ??? |
| County: | Lake |
| State: | Illinois |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | ??? |
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| Last found: | Oct 9, 2013 |
| Status: | FFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 14, 2016 |
Last checked/found: 10-AUG-13
Location: To determine the location, go to this page:
www.letterboxing.homestead.com/GiantsofScience3.html
Time/Distance: ~ 2 hours / ~2.5 miles
Terrain: Mostly wide gravel path.
This series is a joint effort of Wisconsin Hiker & Martini Man. We had miscellaneous scraps and old carving material, so we decided to use the stuff up by creating some boxes to plant for our friends in Illinois. We’re also not sure of the reliability of the containers, so would appreciate it if you could bring some duck tape (easy to carry if you wrap some around a pencil stub) to repair any holes in the baggies, or perhaps some new freezer baggies if they need to be replaced.
The logbooks will contain the name and image of various “Giants of Science”, but the clues will give you info allowing you to guess the name of each scientist. How many will you figure out before you find the box?
Mystery Scientist 1
This scientist was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations. He has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", and "the Father of Modern Science". From the parking lot, head east on a trail that includes some USA flag colors. This renowned scientist was born in 1564 in Pisa. He began studying medicine at the University of Pisa but soon turned to a career in mathematics. He supported himself by tutoring students in mathematics and at age 25 he obtained a position lecturing at the University of Pisa, making discoveries that challenged the then-dominant view of physics. When it is time to make a decision, follow the trail that leads to the “wild _____ yonder”. Most famously, he discovered that two objects, dropped from the same height, fall at the same rate regardless of their weight. In 1592, he moved on to the University of Padua, where he would remain for more than 15 years. Pass a large flat stump on the right, then a double-trunk near the trail on the left. In 1609, after word came from Holland of the invention of the telescope, he built his own improved version of the instrument. With this new tool, he observed the mountains and craters on earth's moon, and discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter. He published his discoveries and the book made him a celebrity in Europe. Then pass two more stumps on the right. Using new evidence provided by his telescope, he supported the theory that the earth was not the center of the universe, but that it instead orbited the sun. However the powerful Catholic Church still considered these ideas as heresy. At first they sentenced him to life in prison, but later allowed him to live at his home in Tuscany under house arrest for the last eight years of his life. He became blind in his 70s and died at age 77 in 1642. From .5 you won’t need a telescope to spot a large tree at 164°. The scientist has been detained behind the second fork. Help him avoid further torture by rehiding him well.
Mystery Scientist 2
This famous scientist was the first person in history to be awarded two Nobel Prizes in diverse fields of science (chemistry and physics). She is notable for her theory of radioactivity, techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two new elements, polonium and radium. Continue to the next post, but rebel against instructional advice. She was born in Poland in 1867 and received her early education from a local school and from her father, a high school teacher, who taught her mathematics and physics. After working hard as a governess and tutor, she saved enough money for further education. She moved to Paris at age 24 to receive higher education at the Sorbonne. There she obtained degrees in Physics and the Mathematical Sciences. Continue onward to the next intersection. She began her career with an examination of the magnetic properties of various steels and she met an instructor who had common scientific interests. They married when she was 28 and their brilliant research led to the discovery of polonium, named after the country of her birth, and radium. In 1903, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored them with the Nobel Prize in Physics, for their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Becquerel. Following the unfortunate death of her husband in 1906, she took his place as Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Sciences at age 39. She was the first woman to hold this position. Travel ~70 steps straight ahead on the road. She continued her efforts of developing methods for obtaining pure radium from radioactive residues in sufficient quantities. By 1910, she successfully isolated the pure radium metal. In 1911, she was awarded yet another Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry in recognition of her work in radioactivity. The great scientist died in France in 1934 at age 66, due to aplastic anemia brought on by exposure to radiation, mainly during her World War I service in mobile x-ray units she created. You should discover a large fallen tree in the woods on the left. “X marks the spot” behind and ~6’ from roots. Please replace her so she isn’t exposed to any wild muggles.
Mystery Scientist 3
This American scientist’s discoveries and inventions include electricity, a wood stove, bifocal lenses, the lightning rod, swim fins, musical instruments and an understanding of the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean. He did not patent any of his inventions or use them for profit, preferring to give them to the world for everyone's comfort and convenience. Go back to the 4-way and continue northeast. He was born in 1706 in Boston, the 15th of his father's 17 children. He did well in school but was pulled out at age 10 to work with his father at candle making and at age 12 he was apprenticed to his brother at a print shop. At the age of 22, he opened his own printing shop and his newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, became very popular and profitable. He was the first editor to publish a newspaper cartoon and to use maps to illustrate a story. A few years later, his Poor Richard’s Almanac was released and soon became the bestselling book in the colonies. Ponder 1.5 and then pursue 1.25. He founded a city hospital, organized a fire department, helped found what eventually became the University of Pennsylvania and helped establish the first subscription library in the American colonies. He conducted the famous kite-and-key experiment in 1752 after some of his theories on electricity were published in England the previous year. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the United States Post Office and named him as the first US Postmaster General. In 1776, he was one of five men to draft the Declaration of Independence. He was also one of the 13 men who drafted the Articles of Confederation. He was essentially the first U.S. ambassador to France and was admired there as much, if not more, for his intellectual standing in the scientific community and for his wit, as for his status as a political appointee from a fledging country. After almost a decade in France, he returned to America in 1785. You’ll then arrive at 2 larger trees near the trail on the left. He shaped his life through abundant reading and experience, a strong moral compass and an unflagging commitment to civic duty, and an overall wit, good humor and integrity. He was a true polymath and entrepreneur, which is no doubt why he is often called the First American. In 1790 he died in Philadelphia of pleurisy at the age of 84. Go back ~8 steps to find the esteemed scientist and statesman waiting for you behind the base of a smaller fallen tree, about 8 steps in from the trail. Please rehide this great man well so he isn’t struck by lightning or some other calamity.
Mystery Scientist 4
This Polish scientist was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a heliocentric model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center. He was also a physician, quadrilingual polyglot, classical scholar, translator, economist and artist. Return to the trail and continue northward. He was born in 1473 in Royal Prussia to a merchant family. After his father’s death, he was raised by his uncle, a bishop in the Catholic Church. At age 18 he entered Kraków Academy where he studied painting and mathematics and developed a growing interest in the cosmos. Pass 1.0 and then ignore the fiery color while you stay steady on your sun-centered path. Upon graduating in 1494, he took a job as a religious cleric. In 1496 he traveled to Italy, where he enrolled in a religious law program as the University of Bologna. While there, he met an astronomer and they began to exchange astronomical ideas and observations. In 1500, after completing his law studies in Bologna, he went on to study practical medicine at the University of Padua. He returned home to Poland at age 30, where he resumed his position as a canon. He also cared for his ailing uncle and continued his astronomical studies. By 1508, he had begun developing his own celestial model. In 1513, his dedication prompted him to build his own modest observatory so that he could view the planets in action at any given time. The numbers continue to descend and you’ll cross over a triple culvert before you reach your .5 resting point. A year later he distributed a handwritten book to his friends that set out his view of the universe. In it, he proposed that the center of the universe was not Earth, but that the sun lay near it. He also suggested that Earth's rotation accounted for the rise and setting of the sun, the movement of the stars, and that the cycle of seasons was caused by Earth's revolutions around it. However he resisted publishing his findings to the public until 1542. He died in Poland of a stroke in 1543 at age 70. Look due north to spy a slender tree. The esteemed scientist rests under deadfall in front of the upright tree, about 20-25 steps from the trail. Please recover him well so neither the light of the sun or the moon disturbs him.
Return to the trail and continue onward. Cross over the hard section and walk until you reach the next intersection. Head left to return to your vehicle.
We don’t live nearby so we won’t be able to check the boxes very often. We’d therefore appreciate an email to let us know how these “Giants of Science” are doing. Thank you!
Hike length: 2-3 miles
Location: To determine the location, go to this page:
www.letterboxing.homestead.com/GiantsofScience3.html
Time/Distance: ~ 2 hours / ~2.5 miles
Terrain: Mostly wide gravel path.
This series is a joint effort of Wisconsin Hiker & Martini Man. We had miscellaneous scraps and old carving material, so we decided to use the stuff up by creating some boxes to plant for our friends in Illinois. We’re also not sure of the reliability of the containers, so would appreciate it if you could bring some duck tape (easy to carry if you wrap some around a pencil stub) to repair any holes in the baggies, or perhaps some new freezer baggies if they need to be replaced.
The logbooks will contain the name and image of various “Giants of Science”, but the clues will give you info allowing you to guess the name of each scientist. How many will you figure out before you find the box?
Mystery Scientist 1
This scientist was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations. He has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", and "the Father of Modern Science". From the parking lot, head east on a trail that includes some USA flag colors. This renowned scientist was born in 1564 in Pisa. He began studying medicine at the University of Pisa but soon turned to a career in mathematics. He supported himself by tutoring students in mathematics and at age 25 he obtained a position lecturing at the University of Pisa, making discoveries that challenged the then-dominant view of physics. When it is time to make a decision, follow the trail that leads to the “wild _____ yonder”. Most famously, he discovered that two objects, dropped from the same height, fall at the same rate regardless of their weight. In 1592, he moved on to the University of Padua, where he would remain for more than 15 years. Pass a large flat stump on the right, then a double-trunk near the trail on the left. In 1609, after word came from Holland of the invention of the telescope, he built his own improved version of the instrument. With this new tool, he observed the mountains and craters on earth's moon, and discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter. He published his discoveries and the book made him a celebrity in Europe. Then pass two more stumps on the right. Using new evidence provided by his telescope, he supported the theory that the earth was not the center of the universe, but that it instead orbited the sun. However the powerful Catholic Church still considered these ideas as heresy. At first they sentenced him to life in prison, but later allowed him to live at his home in Tuscany under house arrest for the last eight years of his life. He became blind in his 70s and died at age 77 in 1642. From .5 you won’t need a telescope to spot a large tree at 164°. The scientist has been detained behind the second fork. Help him avoid further torture by rehiding him well.
Mystery Scientist 2
This famous scientist was the first person in history to be awarded two Nobel Prizes in diverse fields of science (chemistry and physics). She is notable for her theory of radioactivity, techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two new elements, polonium and radium. Continue to the next post, but rebel against instructional advice. She was born in Poland in 1867 and received her early education from a local school and from her father, a high school teacher, who taught her mathematics and physics. After working hard as a governess and tutor, she saved enough money for further education. She moved to Paris at age 24 to receive higher education at the Sorbonne. There she obtained degrees in Physics and the Mathematical Sciences. Continue onward to the next intersection. She began her career with an examination of the magnetic properties of various steels and she met an instructor who had common scientific interests. They married when she was 28 and their brilliant research led to the discovery of polonium, named after the country of her birth, and radium. In 1903, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored them with the Nobel Prize in Physics, for their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Becquerel. Following the unfortunate death of her husband in 1906, she took his place as Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Sciences at age 39. She was the first woman to hold this position. Travel ~70 steps straight ahead on the road. She continued her efforts of developing methods for obtaining pure radium from radioactive residues in sufficient quantities. By 1910, she successfully isolated the pure radium metal. In 1911, she was awarded yet another Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry in recognition of her work in radioactivity. The great scientist died in France in 1934 at age 66, due to aplastic anemia brought on by exposure to radiation, mainly during her World War I service in mobile x-ray units she created. You should discover a large fallen tree in the woods on the left. “X marks the spot” behind and ~6’ from roots. Please replace her so she isn’t exposed to any wild muggles.
Mystery Scientist 3
This American scientist’s discoveries and inventions include electricity, a wood stove, bifocal lenses, the lightning rod, swim fins, musical instruments and an understanding of the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean. He did not patent any of his inventions or use them for profit, preferring to give them to the world for everyone's comfort and convenience. Go back to the 4-way and continue northeast. He was born in 1706 in Boston, the 15th of his father's 17 children. He did well in school but was pulled out at age 10 to work with his father at candle making and at age 12 he was apprenticed to his brother at a print shop. At the age of 22, he opened his own printing shop and his newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, became very popular and profitable. He was the first editor to publish a newspaper cartoon and to use maps to illustrate a story. A few years later, his Poor Richard’s Almanac was released and soon became the bestselling book in the colonies. Ponder 1.5 and then pursue 1.25. He founded a city hospital, organized a fire department, helped found what eventually became the University of Pennsylvania and helped establish the first subscription library in the American colonies. He conducted the famous kite-and-key experiment in 1752 after some of his theories on electricity were published in England the previous year. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the United States Post Office and named him as the first US Postmaster General. In 1776, he was one of five men to draft the Declaration of Independence. He was also one of the 13 men who drafted the Articles of Confederation. He was essentially the first U.S. ambassador to France and was admired there as much, if not more, for his intellectual standing in the scientific community and for his wit, as for his status as a political appointee from a fledging country. After almost a decade in France, he returned to America in 1785. You’ll then arrive at 2 larger trees near the trail on the left. He shaped his life through abundant reading and experience, a strong moral compass and an unflagging commitment to civic duty, and an overall wit, good humor and integrity. He was a true polymath and entrepreneur, which is no doubt why he is often called the First American. In 1790 he died in Philadelphia of pleurisy at the age of 84. Go back ~8 steps to find the esteemed scientist and statesman waiting for you behind the base of a smaller fallen tree, about 8 steps in from the trail. Please rehide this great man well so he isn’t struck by lightning or some other calamity.
Mystery Scientist 4
This Polish scientist was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a heliocentric model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center. He was also a physician, quadrilingual polyglot, classical scholar, translator, economist and artist. Return to the trail and continue northward. He was born in 1473 in Royal Prussia to a merchant family. After his father’s death, he was raised by his uncle, a bishop in the Catholic Church. At age 18 he entered Kraków Academy where he studied painting and mathematics and developed a growing interest in the cosmos. Pass 1.0 and then ignore the fiery color while you stay steady on your sun-centered path. Upon graduating in 1494, he took a job as a religious cleric. In 1496 he traveled to Italy, where he enrolled in a religious law program as the University of Bologna. While there, he met an astronomer and they began to exchange astronomical ideas and observations. In 1500, after completing his law studies in Bologna, he went on to study practical medicine at the University of Padua. He returned home to Poland at age 30, where he resumed his position as a canon. He also cared for his ailing uncle and continued his astronomical studies. By 1508, he had begun developing his own celestial model. In 1513, his dedication prompted him to build his own modest observatory so that he could view the planets in action at any given time. The numbers continue to descend and you’ll cross over a triple culvert before you reach your .5 resting point. A year later he distributed a handwritten book to his friends that set out his view of the universe. In it, he proposed that the center of the universe was not Earth, but that the sun lay near it. He also suggested that Earth's rotation accounted for the rise and setting of the sun, the movement of the stars, and that the cycle of seasons was caused by Earth's revolutions around it. However he resisted publishing his findings to the public until 1542. He died in Poland of a stroke in 1543 at age 70. Look due north to spy a slender tree. The esteemed scientist rests under deadfall in front of the upright tree, about 20-25 steps from the trail. Please recover him well so neither the light of the sun or the moon disturbs him.
Return to the trail and continue onward. Cross over the hard section and walk until you reach the next intersection. Head left to return to your vehicle.
We don’t live nearby so we won’t be able to check the boxes very often. We’d therefore appreciate an email to let us know how these “Giants of Science” are doing. Thank you!
Hike length: 2-3 miles