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The Lunar Men

Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World

The Lunar Men( )
Author: Uglow, Jenny
ISBN:978-0-374-52888-1
Publication Date:Oct 2003
Publisher:Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $39.00
Book 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 toymaker 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...
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Book Details
Pages:608
Detailed Subjects: Science / History
Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Technology & Engineering / Inventions
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 1.39 Inches
Book Weight:1.628 Pounds



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