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Why were Sir Humphry Davy’s lectures at the Royal Institution so popular?
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Sir Humphry Davy, detail of an oil painting after Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Sir Humphry Davy’s lectures at the Royal Institution achieved immense popularity primarily because they were meticulously prepared and rehearsed. These presentations evolved into significant social functions, which not only drew large audiences but also greatly enhanced the prestige of both the institution and the field of science itself.1