The Lunar Society Of Birmingham
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The Lunar Society Of Birmingham
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Author : Robert E. Schofield
language : en
Publisher: Oxford, Clarendon P
Release Date : 1963
The Lunar Society Of Birmingham written by Robert E. Schofield and has been published by Oxford, Clarendon P this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with England categories.
The Lunar Society
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Author : Birmingham (England). University. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
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The Lunar Men
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Author : Jenny Uglow
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-03-03
The Lunar Men written by Jenny Uglow and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-03 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experimenters, tradesmen and artisans who met and made friends in the Midlands in the 1760s. Most came from humble families, all lived far from the centre of things, but they were young and their optimism was boundless: together they would change the world. Among them were the ambitious toy-maker Matthew Boulton and his partner James Watt, of steam-engine fame; the potter Josiah Wedgwood; the larger-than-life Erasmus Darwin, physician, poet, inventor and theorist of evolution (a forerunner of his grandson Charles Darwin). Later came Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen and fighting radical. Led by Erasmus Darwin they joined a small band of allies, formed the Lunar Society of Birmingham (so called because it met at each full moon) and kick-started the Industrial Revolution. Blending science, art, and commerce, the Lunar Men built canals, launched balloons, named plants, gases and minerals, changed the face of England and the china in its drawing rooms, and plotted to revolutionise its soul. Jenny Uglow's The Lunar Men is a vivid and swarming group portrait that brings to life the friendships, political passions, love affairs, and love of knowledge (and power) that drove these extraordinary men. It echoes the thud of pistons and the wheeze and snort of engines, and brings to life the tradesmen, artisans, and tycoons who shaped and fired the modern age. Winner of the PEN Hessel-Tiltman prize for history, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, The Lunar Men captures the creation of the modern world with lucid intelligence, sympathy and wisdom. Jenny Uglow is also the prize-winning author of Nature's Engraver, Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories and most recently, In These Times.
The Lunar Society Or The Festive Philosophers Of Birmingham One Hundred Years Ago
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Author : Henry Carrington Bolton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
The Lunar Society Or The Festive Philosophers Of Birmingham One Hundred Years Ago written by Henry Carrington Bolton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Science categories.
An Exhibition To Commemorate The Bicentenary Of The Lunar Society Of Birmingham
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Author : Lunar Society (Birmingham, England)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
An Exhibition To Commemorate The Bicentenary Of The Lunar Society Of Birmingham written by Lunar Society (Birmingham, England) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Birmingham (England) categories.
The Lunar Men
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Author : Jennifer Uglow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Lunar Men written by Jennifer Uglow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Discoveries in science categories.
Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was a group of eighteenth-century amateur experimenters. The story brings to life this group of inventors, artisans and tycoons who shaped and inspired the modern world and kick-started the Industrial Revolution.
The Lunar Men
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Author : Jenny Uglow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Lunar Men written by Jenny Uglow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Discoveries in science categories.
"In the 1760s a group of amateur experimenters met and made friends in the Midlands. Most came from poor families, all lived far from the centre of things, but they were young and their optimism was boundless: together they would change the world. Among them were the ambitious toy-maker Matthew Boulton and his partner James Watt, of steam-engine fame; the potter Josiah Wedgwood; and the larger-than-life Erasmus Darwin, physician, poet, inventor and theorist of evolution (a forerunner of his grandson Charles). Later came Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen and fighting radical." "With a small band of allies, including the exuberant followers of Rousseau, Richard Lovell Edgeworth and Thomas Day, they formed the Lunar Society of Birmingham (so called because it met at each full moon). Blending science, art and commerce, the Lunar Men built canals, launched balloons, named plants, gases and minerals, changed the face of England and the china in its drawing rooms, and plotted to revolutionize its soul." --Book Jacket.
Matthew Boulton
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Author : Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2009
Matthew Boulton written by Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Explains how Boulton, a Birmingham "toy"--Maker producing buttons, buckles and silverware, went into business with James Watt and exported Boulton & Watt steam engines all over the world. His determination to discourage counterfeiters led to a contract to manufacture British coinage at his mint, and his ormolu ornaments decorated aristocratic drawing rooms.
Experience And Identity
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Author : John Money
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1977
Experience And Identity written by John Money and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Birmingham (England) categories.
Industrial Enlightenment
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Author : Peter M. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2017-10-03
Industrial Enlightenment written by Peter M. Jones and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-03 with History categories.
Industrial Enlightenment explores the transition through which England passed between 1760 and 1820 on the way to becoming the world’s first industrialised nation. In drawing attention to the important role played by scientific knowledge, it focuses on a dimension of this transition which is often overlooked by historians. The book argues that in certain favoured regions, England underwent a process whereby useful knowledge was fused with technological ‘know how’ to produce the condition described here as Industrial Enlightenment. At the forefront of the process were the natural philosophers who entered into a close and productive relationship with technologists and entrepreneurs. Much of the evidence for this study is drawn from the extraordinary archival record of the activities of Matthew Boulton (1728–1809) and his Soho Manufactory. The book will appeal to those keen to explore the dynamics of change in eighteenth-century England, and to those with a broad interest in the cultural history of science and technology.