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darwin:blind chance of divine mutation
…The theory of evolution in biology was already an old, even a discredited, one. Darwin, in his preface to The Origin of Species, listed more than thirty precursors- and was accused, in spite of this, of serious omissions. Greek thinkers … Continue reading
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darwin: pinning the tail on the honkey
…It was the unscientific character of early evolutionary theory that made scientists like Lyell and Huxley, and Darwin himself, skeptical. All the same, their predecessors made some telling points. There were the improvements made in some domesticated animals and plant … Continue reading
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darwin: dispensing with adam
…Darwin took with him on his voyage, besides his own knowledge and aptitudes, one indispensable tool for interpreting what he saw. Before sailing, Henslow pressed upon him the recently published first volume of Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology., with instructions … Continue reading
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wedgwood: let it be with the lunarticks
In the 1790′s however, this great group was fast breaking up. The turn of the century saw the death of many. Thomas Day was killed from a fall from his horse in 1789- with characteristic perversity he had refused to … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin Theory of Evolution, Desmond Clarke, Erasmus Darwin, George Stubbs, James Watt, Jenny Uglow, Joseph Priestley, Joseph Wright of Derby paintings, Lichfield Group, Lichfield Group Anna Seward poetess, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthew Boulton, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, Simon Bloor, The Lunar Society, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton, Tom Bloor
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eureka moments
The core of Josiah Wedgwood’s circle was completed by the two who had, perhaps, the greatest worldly success- Matthew Boulton and James Watt- and by the one who has been credited with the least, Wedgwood’s partner, Thomas Bentley. The contrast … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Seward Swan of Lichfield, Birmingham Riots 1791, Desmond Clarke, Erasmus Darwin, James Eckford Lauder, James Gillray, James Keir, James Watt, Jenny Uglow, John Locke, Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Macquer Dictionary of Chemistry, Matthew Boulton, Mme Verdurin, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, The Lunar Society, Thomas Bentley, Thomas Day, William Rosen author, William Small
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to baffle human woes
The fruits of Richard Lovell Edgeworth’s erratic career were four marriages, twenty-two children, many ingenious but useless inventions, and an important book on education. Josiah Wedgwood and his friends. They were the most brilliant group in England, and quite possibly … Continue reading
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Tagged Antoine Cardon, Desmond Clarke, Erasmus Darwin, James Keir, Jenny Uglow, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, Society of Arts England, The Lunar Society, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton, William Small
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decided and optimistic views
Josiah Wedgwood and his friends were the most brilliant group in England in the eighteenth-century- brilliant if highly eccentric. Most are forgotten today, but collectively they changed the world… Devotion to science and a respect for the arts were not … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Seward, Desmond Clarke, Erasmus Darwin, George Stubbs, James Brindley, James Watt, Jenny Uglow, Jeremy Bentham, Jonathan Jones Guardian, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthew Boulton, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, Sir Joseph Banks, The Lunar Society, Thomas Day, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton, William Rosen
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day: nature and nurture at dawn
Eighteenth-century England and the circle of brilliant men around Josiah Wedgwood. Some were more eccentric than others. Even peculiar… Thomas Day made no great mark in the world beyond establishing an undisputed reputation for almost perfect eccentricity. His friends loved … Continue reading
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