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The Lunar Men est un ouvrage de Jenny Uglow consacr\u00e9 au cercle d'amis r\u00e9unis \u00e0 Birmingham au XVIIIe si\u00e8cle, qui se retrouvait \u00e0 chaque pleine lune. Il retrace l'histoire de Matthew Boulton, James Watt, Josiah Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin et Joseph Priestley, pionniers de la R\u00e9volution industrielle.<\/p>\n

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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 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 forerunner of his grandson Charles). Later came Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen and fighting radical.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.Uglow’s vivid, exhilarating account uncovers the friendships, political passions, love affairs, and love of knowledge (and power) that drove these extraordinary men. It echoes to 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.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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R\u00e9sum\u00e9 de The Lunar Men<\/h2>\n

The Lunar Men raconte l'histoire d'un groupe d'exp\u00e9rimentateurs amateurs qui, dans les ann\u00e9es 1760, se rencontrent dans les Midlands anglais. Issus pour la plupart de milieux modestes, ces hommes jeunes et optimistes sont convaincus qu'ils peuvent changer le monde. Parmi eux figurent Matthew Boulton, son associ\u00e9 James Watt, Josiah Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin et Joseph Priestley. Ensemble, ils fondent la Lunar Society de Birmingham, qui se r\u00e9unit \u00e0 chaque pleine lune. Entre canaux, ballons, porcelaine et d\u00e9couvertes scientifiques, le livre montre comment ce cercle a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la R\u00e9volution industrielle. Il d\u00e9voile aussi les amiti\u00e9s, les passions politiques et les amours qui animaient ces hommes.<\/p>\n

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