The Lunar Men The Friends Who Made The Future 1730 1810

Author: Jenny Uglow

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Price : $69.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780571196470
Publisher : Faber & Faber
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Among the group of Midlands amateur experimenters who formed the Lunar Society and kick-started the Industrial Revolution, were Matthew Boulton, Josiah Wedgewood, James Watt and Erasmus Darwin. This account uncovers the friendships, political passions and love of knowledge that drove these men.

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