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iron filings on a blue background From the collection
History of science
Michael Faraday's iron filings

Faraday created a number of iron filing diagrams in 1851 to demonstrate magnetic lines of force.
A montage of William Bragg's spectrometer from three different angles From the collection
History of science
William Bragg's spectrometer

William Henry Bragg designed and built the first ionization spectrometer in 1912-13. By measuring the scattering of x-rays
An etching of a lecture given in 1802, depicting Thomas Young or Thomas Garnett giving laughing gas (nitrous oxide) to Sir John Hippisley From the collection
History of science
New Discoveries in Pneumaticks

Or: An Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air, a historic cartoon by James Gillray, 1802.
A tube used to measure absorptive powers of gases From the collection
History of science
John Tyndall’s radiant heat apparatus

In 1859, discovered the Greenhouse Effect using this tube amongst a collection of apparatus by measuring the absorptive powers
A sketch of William Thomas Brande's laboratory From the collection
History of science
History of research at the Ri

Explore the history of groundbreaking scientific research at the Ri.
A magneto-optical apparatus From the collection
History of science
Michael Faraday's magneto-optical apparatus

The electromagnet used by Michael Faraday in a ground-breaking experiment showing that light and glass are affected by magnetism
A photograph of a young Michael Faraday From the collection
History of science
Michael Faraday's correspondence

A brief history of Michael Faraday's correspondence, from 1811–1867.
A painting depicting James Dewar lecturing on liquid hydrogen From the collection
James Dewar lecturing on liquid hydrogen

This image depicts a formal lecture to Members of the Royal Institution by James Dewar.
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