Lunar Society

…became a member of the Lunar Society, an elite group of local gentlemen, Dissenters, and industrialists (including Josiah Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin, James Watt, and Matthew Boulton), who applied the principles of science and technology toward the solving of problems experienced in 18th-century urban life. When confronted by the multitude of…

…was a member of the Lunar Society in Birmingham, a group of writers and scientists who wished to advance the sciences and the arts. Watt experimented on the strength of materials, and he was often involved in legal proceedings to protect his patents. In 1785 he and Boulton were elected…

…the death of physician and Lunar Society cofounder William Small in 1775. (The Lunar Society was a gathering of naturalists and inventors who met monthly in the Midlands of England, traveling under the light of the full moon.) The move to Birmingham was suggested to Withering by Lichfield physician Erasmus…