Original sentence: On 16 September 1864, Burton and Speke were due to debate the issue of the source of the Nile in front of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at that body's annual meeting in Bath, UK.Several geographers, including Burton and Livingstone, were still unconvinced that Lake Victoria was the true source of the Nile; although, most members of the Royal Geographical Society, which awarded Speke its Gold Medal, believed that the matter had been settled
Edited sentence: Burton was regarded as the superior public speaker and scholar and was likely to get the better of such a debate.On 16 September 1864 Burton and Speke were due to debate the issue of the source of the Nile in front of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at that body's annual meeting in Bath.Several geographers, including Burton and Livingstone were still unconvinced that Lake Victoria was the true source of the Nile, although most members of the Royal Geographical Society, which awarded Speke its Gold Medal, believed the matter to be settled