the Royal Institution
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- a British organization established in 1799 with the aim of teaching science to the public through talks and experiments. Its past directors have included Michael Faraday and Humphrey Davy, and Faraday's scientific equipment is kept at the Institution's buildings in London. The most famous of its public talks are the Christmas Lectures, which started in 1825.
皇家机构：1799年成立的英国组织，旨在通过演讲和实验向公众教授科学。它的前任董事包括迈克尔·法拉第（Michael Faraday）和汉弗莱·戴维（Humphrey Davy），法拉第的科学设备保存在伦敦研究所的建筑物中。它最著名的公开演讲是始于1825年的圣诞节演讲。