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History of Science and Technology Resources at the Royal Institution of Great Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2009

Irena M. McCabe  and
Frank A. J. L. James
Irena M. McCabe
Affiliation:
The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1X 4BS.
Frank A. J. L. James
Affiliation:
The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1X 4BS.
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Since its foundation in 1799, the Royal Institution of Great Britain has attracted talent and witnessed memorable events in science. The records of many of these events, as well as of the day to day institutional happenings have been preserved. The archives, manuscripts comprising note books, papers and correspondence, as well as the pictorial records, the scientific apparatus and the personal relics of the people who have worked and lived here together with an extensive library all provide a valuable resource for the historian of science.

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Collection X
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The British Journal for the History of Science , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , July 1984 , pp. 205 - 209
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Copyright © British Society for the History of Science 1984

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