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Royal Institution

scientific education and research organisation based in London, United Kingdom
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Royal Institution
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Royal Institution

Summary

Royal Institution is a scientific society[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of scientific_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Institution's field of work was science[3].
  • Royal Institution is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Royal Institution's instance of is recorded as scientific society[5].
  • Royal Institution's Commons category is recorded as Royal Institution[6].
  • Royal Institution's archives at is recorded as Royal Institution of Great Britain Archive[7].
  • Royal Institution comprises Royal Institution of Great Britain Archive[8].
  • Royal Institution comprises Faraday Museum[9].
  • 1799 marks the founding of Royal Institution[10].
  • Royal Institution's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5098, 'lon': -0.1425}[11].
  • Royal Institution's official website is recorded as https://www.rigb.org/[12].
  • Royal Institution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Royal Institution[13].
  • Royal Institution's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[14].
  • Royal Institution's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[15].
  • Royal Institution's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[16].
  • Royal Institution's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+97995'}[17].
  • Royal Institution's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1040000'}[18].
  • Royal Institution's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+107989'}[19].
  • Royal Institution's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1190000'}[20].
  • Royal Institution's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+112878'}[21].
  • Royal Institution's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1330000'}[22].
  • Royal Institution's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1510000'}[23].
  • Royal Institution's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1640000'}[24].

Body

Founding

1799 marks the founding of Royal Institution[10].

Industry

Royal Institution's field of work was science[3].

Why It Matters

Royal Institution ranks in the top 5% of scientific_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

John Desmond Bernal John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh John Tyndall Joseph Swan Kathleen Lonsdale Kedar Joshi Michael Faraday science Thomas Young United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Gwirex · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has part(s) → Royal Institution of Great Britain Archive, Faraday Museum
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