From the collection History of science History of research at the Ri Explore the history of groundbreaking scientific research at the Ri. History of research at the Ri Read more
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 John Tyndall’s radiant heat apparatus Read more
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. New Discoveries in Pneumaticks Read more
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 William Bragg's spectrometer Read more
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. Michael Faraday's iron filings Read more
Blog History of science Timeline of the Ri Explore the history of the Ri with this interactive timeline. Timeline of the Ri Read more
From the collection History of science John Tyndall's blue sky apparatus Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? The answer was first discovered over 150 years ago right here at the Royal John Tyndall's blue sky apparatus Read more
From the collection History of science Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile The first electrical battery, invented by Volta in 1800 in Genoa, Italy. This voltaic pile, made before 1813, was presented to Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile Read more
From the collection History of science James Dewar's vacuum flask Dewar’s first-ever vacuum flask. Created in 1892 to hold liquefied gases at extremely low temperatures, this object is the James Dewar's vacuum flask Read more
From the collection History of science Michael Faraday's gold colloids These liquids are some of the first examples of metallic gold colloids, made by Michael Faraday over 150 years ago. Michael Faraday's gold colloids Read more
