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Lunar Society
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lunar_Society
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Lunar_Society_of_Birmingham
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved
1813
gptkbp:field
gptkb:industry
gptkb:medicine
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:science
engineering
natural history
gptkbp:foundedIn
1765
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lunar Society
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
scientific advancement
technological innovation
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Birmingham
gptkbp:meetingFrequency
monthly
gptkbp:meetingPlace
gptkb:Soho_House
gptkb:Moon
members' homes
gptkbp:namedAfter
the full moon
gptkbp:notableAchievement
advancement of steam engine
contributions to Enlightenment thought
development of chemical processes
improvements in pottery
medical discoveries
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:James_Keir
gptkb:John_Whitehurst
gptkb:Samuel_Galton_Jr.
gptkb:James_Watt
gptkb:Joseph_Priestley
gptkb:Josiah_Wedgwood
gptkb:Matthew_Boulton
gptkb:Richard_Lovell_Edgeworth
gptkb:Erasmus_Darwin
gptkb:William_Withering
gptkbp:purpose
discussion of scientific and industrial topics
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Josiah_Wedgwood
gptkb:Joseph_Johnson_(publisher)
gptkb:Erasmus_Darwin
gptkb:Josiah_Wedgwood_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5