01637cam a2200385 4500 606456712 TxAuBib 20190715120000.0 020523s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002072353 9780374194406 hc : alk. paper 0374194408 hc : alk. paper DLC DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Uglow, Jennifer S. The Lunar men : five friends whose curiosity changed the world / Jenny Uglow. Five friends whose curiosity changed the world. 1st American ed. New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002. xx, 588 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. "Originally published in 2002 by Faber and Faber Limited, Great Britain, as The Lunar Men: The Friends Who Made the Future"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Chronicles the experiences of five amateur experimenters who met in the English Midlands in the 1760s, discussing how each one managed to achieve fame and fortune on their own. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20190715. Lunar Society of Birmingham (England.) Inventions Great Britain History. Science Great Britain History. Inventors Great Britain Biography. Scientists Great Britain Biography. TXNAV