As origens da Royal Institution (1799-1806): "ciência útil" e difusão do conhecimento

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2008

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The Royal Institution, English organization founded at the end of the eighteenth century in London and existing in this day and age as an institution dedicated to research in the theory and dissemination of science, was born with the purposes of an institution of public character, depending on financial contributions. Within a conception of science, categorized by its founders as "useful science," the Royal Institution had as main goals, the diffusion of knowledge and application of science in the life of the population. For the present work, we studied up some of the social and political circumstances present in England at the end of the eighteenth century, and provided evidence to the understanding of the reasons that enabled the creation of that institution. Also, we tried to identify in the creation and consolidation of that institution, the role played by personalities of the time, as Joseph Banks, Benjamin Thompson, Thomas Young, Thomas Garnett and Humphry Davy. This work was based on the study of the following documents: "Proposals for forming by subscription, in the Metropolis of the British Empire, the Public Institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, by Philosophical Lectures and courses of Experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.", document-creation of the Royal Institution, authored by Benjamin Thompson and dated March 1799,"The discourse introductory to the Course of Lectures on Chemistry , Delivered in the Theatre of the Royal Institution, on the 21st of January, 1802," inaugural lecture of the Royal Institution Humphry Davy, and "The Bakerian Lecture, on some chemical Agencies of Electricity," lecture in which Davy presented the results of their research on electrolysis, made the Royal Institution and presented at the Royal Society on November 20 de1806. The focus of this work was in the study of the model for dissemination of knowledge established on the origins of the Royal Institution, as well as some of the changes that have made this model a strong point of support for the Royal Institution to be seen, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as a major scientific institutions of England

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garnett, thomas -- 1776-1802 historia das ciencias banks, joseph -- sir -- 1743-1820 useful science dissemination of knowledge in the eighteenth century ciência útil ciencia -- inglaterra -- historia -- seculo 18 benjamin thompson rumford, benjamin -- graf von -- 1753-1814 young, thomas -- 1772-1835 difusão do conhecimento no século xviii royal institution centre for the history of science and technology -- historia davy, humphry -- sir -- 1778-1829

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