Lunar philosophers.
A close associate of the Lunar Society, Joseph Wright of Derby painted several industrial and scientific scenes. This article (part of the Science in the Industrial Revolution series) shows how two of his works - featuring an orrery and an alchemist - reveal the ideas and aspirations of the provincial philosophers who made up the Society.
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Clare College, Cambridge CB2 1TL, UK. pf10006@cam.ac.uk
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