The London Institution, Finsbury Circus, founded in 1805 'for the advancement of literature and the diffusion of useful and polite knowledge'. Building opened 1819. Plate dedicated to Professor John Millington (1779-1868) who lectured on mechanics there

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The London Institution, Finsbury Circus, founded in 1805 'for the advancement of literature and the diffusion of useful and polite knowledge'. Building opened 1819. Plate dedicated to Professor John Millington (1779-1868) who lectured on mechanics there

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