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The Lunar Men:The Friends who made the Future
The Lunar Men:The Friends who made the Future
Jenny Uglow
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The Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed in the 1760s, and included (among others) Matthew Boulton and his partner James Watt (of steam engine fame), the potter Josiah Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin, theorist of evolution and ancestor of Charles Darwin. Later came Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen.... Read More

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