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| The building of Royal Institution in the Albemarle Street. |
There are lots of things that I want to do when
I visited London (but I only have a short period of time). After taking a look at
several places around the city, it was decided that other important places to
visit in London will be Royal Institution of Great Britain (often abbreviated
as the Royal Institution or Ri). There is another different organization that known
as Royal Society - that actually different, as Royal Society more dedicated as
learned society.
There are few important things that we need to
visit this special place; for its histories of science development and also for
notorious remarkable yearly events that introduce by Royal Institution that known
as Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. Since my visit was in May, I can only
visit for the regular lectures that also interesting. The lectures held in its
historical lecture hall; where Michael Faraday first introduced in 1825. Today,
you need to become a member and then book in advance for the ticket ballot – it’s
more like a lottery now!
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| The invention of Davy lamp safe coal miner’s life. |
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| Different type of lamps. |
The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 by the
leading British scientist of that time. The main purposes of the establishment
are for diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of
useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for teaching, by courses of
philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the
common purposes of life.
The other thing that really inspiring me here
is the Michael Faraday’s Lab in the Faraday Museum in the basement of the Royal
Institution Building in the Albemarle Street. This is where Michael Faraday
conducted his research about electromagnetism and electrochemistry that leads
to many other discoveries. The truth is, his lab was not as good as the lab
that we have today, but the impact of his research can be seen in every
electrical and electronics devices today.
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| The Michael Faraday's lab in the basement of the building. |
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| Status of important RI figures. |
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| Thermos flask invented by James Dewer. |
Michael Faraday was one of many other scientists
and researchers from Royal Institution that contributed countless science
knowledge that transform the way how our lives today. The invention of Davy lamp
safe many lives of coal miners. While many other inventions and knowledge shared
improved science and technology drastically.
Other than the museum, we still can walk around
the historical buildings – where there are rooms that use as libraries, the alley
that also located books and showcases the presentation by previous researchers explaining
about electromagnetics, chemicals, anatomy and so on. There are many other things
that happen here (at the time of my visit). For more details of the events, you
can visit their website to get the tickets
(for lectures); the admission to the Faraday Museum is free.
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| Historic lecture hall. |
Same as my previous visit to Kew Gardens and
Natural History Museum, my visit to Royal Institution has also come together
with its own photo collection at my fanpage;
make sure you visit it. It’s supposed to be another main attraction here in
London since its contribution to advancements in human science and technology.
All I can do is sharing part of my visit and hopefully it will inspire others
to know more about it.
