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Detail of glass fungus model

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Please note that the Learning Gallery is likely to be closed all week.

We are open five days a week, 12.30 - 16:30.

Monday 12.30 - 16:30

Tuesday 12.30 - 16:30

Wednesday 12.30 - 16:30

Thursday 12.30 - 16:30

Friday 12.30 - 16:30

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Faraday's slide, bearing the inscription "Faraday's gold given to me himself after his lecture at the RI".

This slide was used by Faraday in a lecture on "gold sols", given at the Royal Institution in 1858. Faraday was one of the most important English scientists of the 19th century, and his lectures were famous for their highly choreographed experiments.

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