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Royal Institution

British  

noun

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

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It was the first demonstration of television, carried out for a small group of members of the Royal Institution and the press.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said Thursday that both buyer demand and sales volumes are in negative territory, with a pickup not expected until the Spring selling season next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

More successes followed in the 1970s and 1980s, including "Arcadia", which in 2006 was one of four works shortlisted by the Royal Institution of Great Britain as the best book ever written about science.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

I talk about in the book how once upon a time the Royal Institution was supported by the love or size of three other institutions.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2023

Soon after the Tripos and Smith's Prize Examinations29 were over, Thomson went to London, and visited Faraday in his laboratory in the Royal Institution.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew