The Lunar Men

To be honest, there‘s more than #ThreeWiseMen I‘m this book about the Lunar Society. Led by Erasmus “Charles‘ grandfather” 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.
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The Lunar Men | Jenny Uglow

The Lunar Society were a group of young men who met regularly to discuss their radical new ideas, and between them, they kick-started the Industrial Revolution. Founded by Eramsus Darwin, other members included Matthew Boulton & James Watt, who developed the beam engine. Crofton Pumping Station has the oldest beam engine still operating in its original function in the world. These young men really were #TalkinBoutARevolution

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TheEllieMo Erasmus Darwin was grandfather of Charles Darwin. Another member of the Lunar Society was Josiah Wedgwood, Charles‘ other grandfather. 6y

KarenUK Great Post! 😊👍💕 6y

Cinfhen #LiveAndLearn 🤓👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y

TheEllieMo @Cinfhen I hadn‘t heard of the Lunar Society, I was originally going to post just about Boulton & Watt, but Amazon brought up the tagged book. It‘s now going on the TBR pile... 6y

gradcat This is great—I‘ve never heard about this before. You learn something new (on Litsy) every day! ♥️ 😊 👍 6y

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