Royal Institution

noun

1. a British society founded in 1799 for the dissemination of scientific knowledge

Example Sentences

One of the latter contains a wood-cut of the Manchester Royal Institution, and eight quarto pages for three-pence.

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It is unnecessary to enter here into the details of the early history of the Royal Institution.

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Formal application for the vacating and the giving up of the estate was made by the trustees of the Royal Institution.

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The Board of the Royal Institution persistently urged haste, but delay followed delay.

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This latter decision was not approved by the Royal Institution and it gave rise to further controversy.

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