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Scientific experiments [ Politics & Society / Science ] … and a lurid exposé by the former radical William Reid, which claimed that London was a hotbed of ‘infidel societies'. 13 Laws passed in 1795, 1799, and 1817 required debating societies to obtain licenses from the authorities. The Academic … evoked viewers’ sense of the sublime, while displaying himself in the character of a scientific genius. 15 Sir Thomas Lawrence, 'Sir Humphry Davy, Bt', © National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 1573, unknown date. 15 . Jan Golinski, The … Audience | Coffeehouses | Conversation | Public sphere | Science Encyclopedia