Monday 2nd March – Wednesday 4th March 2026 inclusive Cartes du Ciel telescope (picture by N. de Hilster). A short Study Tour has been organised for March 2026 centred upon The Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels. The visit will include: - Collection of historic instruments, both at the Royal Observatory of Belgium and in Les […]

Planetarium Zuylenburgh. Our Long Study Tour for 2025 included visits to a rich variety of historic sites and collections – both public and private – across the Netherlands. The registration fee of £550 per person (£650 non-members) included the welcome reception, entrance fees, behind-the-scenes tours, transport between venues as required, the conference dinner and some […]

Expression of Interest Gilt-brass sector engraved with several scales of proportion and signed "CHRISTOF TRECHSLER DER Elter Mechanicus Anno 1617", currently on show in the exhibition on Sectors and precious mathematical and drawing instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries, part III. Our Short Study Visit for spring 2025 will be a two-day one-site thorough […]

Photo by Ömer Faruk Yıldız. Our Long Study Tour for 2024 will be focused around the historic sites and collections around the Turkish city of Istanbul. This was the first time that SIS has traveled to this fascinating city! We visited the following places, among others: Koç Museum of Transport Topkapi Palace Museum* Basilica Cistern […]

Image courtesy of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Founded in 1790 by Archbishop Robinson, Armagh Observatory is the oldest scientific institution in Northern Ireland. This weekend visit will provide delegates with the opportunity to explore the site’s instrument collection and to see the nearby historic Armagh Robinson Library (also available as a flyer, which contains the […]

Boston Harbour (Photo by Mohan Nannapaneni, Pexels.com) Our Long Study Tour for 2023 will be an opportunity to discover historic collections and sites across Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. We are investigating visits to the following places (also available as a flyer): - Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments - Harvard College Observatory, including […]

Long Study Tour to Turin and Milan, 15-21 May 2022 inclusive. Photo by Stefano Parisi from Pexels. Week-long Study Tour to northern Italy to visit various scientific instrument collections held within museums, universities and observatories in the cities of Turin, Milan and Pavia. Please click here for the full programme and here for the booking […]