Erasmus Darwin [ Science / Art and Literature / Philosophy ]
… caused by transformism. To some extent, Darwin’s theory reflected his own social practices: he wanted to lead British society toward a golden age through his network of radical thinkers, including the members of the Lunar Society but also … designed a horizontal mill for Etruria, Wedgwood’s ceramics factory. Erasmus Darwin also shared his ideas with the Royal Society. One of his first scientific papers, ‘Remarks on the Opinion of Henry Eeles, Esq., concerning the Ascent of … the steam engine. It was published in the Philosophical Transactions in 1757 and Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society four years later. He published several other articles in the following years, including one on Artesian …
Abolition | Affection | Community | Correspondence | Lunar society | Social Contract
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