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FROM a statement recently issued by the Managers of the Royal Institution, it is understood that the munificent bequest to the Institution by the late Mr. Harry Brown, of the residue of his estate, reported in April last, is expected to amount to approximately £28,000. This large sum has been given without restriction as to its use, but the Managers hope to apply it mainly to the extension of experimental research, one of the two principal objects of the Institution's work. Shortly after information as to the legacy had been received, the freehold of 19 Albemarle Street, immediately adjoining the Davy Faraday Research Laboratory and the rest of the Institution's buildings, came into the market. With the double object of investing Mr. Brown's legacy and providing for future extensions of the premises, it was resolved to purchase the property. The purchase has now been completed. For the present, the Institution will use the top two floors of the new house for storage of books and apparatus, releasing valuable accommodation elsewhere for other purposes. It is proposed to let the lower floors, and to devote any income obtained to research purposes. Eventu¬ally, as the research activities are enlarged, it may prove necessary to occupy a larger part of the house.
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Royal Institution: Legacy of the late Mr. Harry Brown. Nature 136, 825–826 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136825d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136825d0