The cache is a small peanut butter jar with a pencil, log book,
stash note, and a few small trading items. Please replace the cache
as you found it (keep it well hidden), and respect the no
trespassing signs on the nearby property!
Placed by
members of both
The Maritime Geocaching Association
and
The Atlantic Canada Geocaching Assocation |
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After WWII ended, Bertrand Russell, Albert Einstein and several
scientists published the Russell-Einstein Manifesto calling for
nuclear disarmament. They wanted to hold a conference to debate
these issues in a location free from scrutiny of any government.
Finding funding for the conference with “no strings attached” was
problem until Cyrus Eaton stepped forward. He agreed to fund the
entire project with one condition: they must hold the conference at
his house in Pugwash. In his honour, the attendees named the
conference, and those that followed, the Pugwash Conferences on
Science and World Affairs. The first “Peace” Conference was held in
Pugwash at what is now known as the “Thinker’s Lodge,” before the
conference met, Albert Einstein died. Illness kept Russell from
ever attending a conference in Pugwash. The Pugwash Movement grew
and is now held in cities throughout the world. However, important
conferences are still held periodically at the “Lodge.”
The posted coordinates are the seed coordinates. To find the
cache coordinates you will need to find the answers to the
following questions:
- How many intellectuals and scientists signed the
Russel-Einstein Manifasto along with Albert Einstein in 1955
(include Einstein)? (A)
- What year was the first Peace Conference held in
Pugwash? (B)
- How many scientists attended the first Pugwash
Conference? (C)
- What year was the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Pugwash
Conferences? (D)
Final latitude = Seed latitude - (C - A)/100
Final longitude = Seed longitude - (D - B)/100
Some helpful links about Pugwash and the Pugwash Peace
Conferences:
You can check your answers for this puzzle
here.