Or: An Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air, a historic cartoon by James Gillray, 1802.
In 1859, discovered the Greenhouse Effect using this tube amongst a collection of apparatus by measuring the absorptive powers
Explore the history of groundbreaking scientific research at the Ri.
The electromagnet used by Michael Faraday in a ground-breaking experiment showing that light and glass are affected by magnetism
A brief history of Michael Faraday's correspondence, from 1811–1867.
This image depicts a formal lecture to Members of the Royal Institution by James Dewar.
Chris Jackson is a geologist and adventurer and was one of the 2020 Christmas Lecturers.
Tara Shine is an expert in the field of climate change and climate justice, and was one of three 2020 Christmas Lecturers.