Royal Institution

noun

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

Example Sentences

He was also adept at marrying modern elements with historic buildings, as at London's Royal Institution and Newcastle's Great North Museum.

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The Young Science Writer of the Year Award is organised by the Association of British Science Writers in collaboration with the Royal Institution and with the support of BBC News.

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RICS, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, has also just launched a new retrofit standard for its members – essentially, it encourages surveyors with the appropriate training to offer their services to homeowners planning or undergoing a retrofit.

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Investigators will want to know whether the keel was “up, down or somewhere halfway,” says Jean-Baptiste Souppez, fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Sailing Technology.

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The royal institution until recent years was widely considered an untouchable, bedrock element of Thai nationalism.

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