The Lunar Men Five Friends Whose Curiousity Changed the World
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New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002., New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 588 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 25 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Gilpin County Public Library - NONFICTION | 609.2 UGLOW | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Edgeworth, Richard Lovell, -- 1744-1817.
Inventions -- Great Britain -- History.
Inventors -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Keir, James, -- 1735-1820.
Lunar Society of Birmingham (England)
Science -- Great Britain -- History.
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Small, William Clark.
Withering, William, -- 1741-1799.
Inventions -- Great Britain -- History.
Inventors -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Keir, James, -- 1735-1820.
Lunar Society of Birmingham (England)
Science -- Great Britain -- History.
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Small, William Clark.
Withering, William, -- 1741-1799.
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002., New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
In the 1760s a group of amateur experimenters met and made friends in the English Midlands. Most came from humble families, all lived far from the center 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). With a small band of allies they 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 revolutionize its soul.
Original Version
Originally published :,Great Britain : Faber and Faber Limited, 2002,,as :,Lunar men : the friends who made the future.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Uglow, J. S. (2002). The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiousity Changed the World (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Uglow, Jennifer S. 2002. The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiousity Changed the World. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Uglow, Jennifer S. The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiousity Changed the World Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Uglow, Jennifer S. The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiousity Changed the World First American edition., Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
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