Midlands Enlightenment
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The Midlands Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and industrial movement centered in England’s Midlands, where scientists, inventors, and philosophers collaborated to advance science, technology, and social thought.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Midlands Enlightenment canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Midlands Enlightenment Context triple: [Samuel Galton Jr., participantIn, Midlands Enlightenment]
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Scottish Enlightenment
The Scottish Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Scotland marked by major advances in philosophy, economics, science, and literature, associated with figures such as David Hume and Adam Smith.
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British Enlightenment
The British Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in 17th- and 18th-century Britain characterized by empiricism, political liberalism, and scientific progress, associated with thinkers such as John Locke, David Hume, and Adam Smith.
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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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Enlightenment encyclopedism
Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Midlands Enlightenment Target entity description: The Midlands Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and industrial movement centered in England’s Midlands, where scientists, inventors, and philosophers collaborated to advance science, technology, and social thought.
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A.
Scottish Enlightenment
The Scottish Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Scotland marked by major advances in philosophy, economics, science, and literature, associated with figures such as David Hume and Adam Smith.
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B.
British Enlightenment
The British Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in 17th- and 18th-century Britain characterized by empiricism, political liberalism, and scientific progress, associated with thinkers such as John Locke, David Hume, and Adam Smith.
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C.
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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D.
American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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E.
Enlightenment encyclopedism
Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment movement
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historical movement ⓘ intellectual movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Birmingham industrialists
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Derby Philosophical Society ⓘ
surface form:
Derby Philosophers
Lunar men ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
Birmingham
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Derby ⓘ Lichfield ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| characteristic |
collaboration between scientists and industrialists
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correspondence and knowledge exchange ⓘ emphasis on practical invention ⓘ informal learned societies ⓘ interdisciplinary networks ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| focus |
application of science to industry
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botany ⓘ canal building ⓘ ceramics production ⓘ chemical industry ⓘ education reform ⓘ experimental science ⓘ geology ⓘ manufacturing processes ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ medical science ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ political radicalism ⓘ printing and typography ⓘ religious dissent ⓘ steam power ⓘ |
| hasPart |
industrial innovation
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philosophical debate ⓘ scientific activity ⓘ social reform thought ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Anna Seward
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Lunar Society of Birmingham ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham Lunar Society
Erasmus Darwin ⓘ James Brindley ⓘ James Keir ⓘ James Watt ⓘ John Baskerville ⓘ John Whitehurst ⓘ Joseph Priestley ⓘ Josiah Wedgwood I ⓘ
surface form:
Josiah Wedgwood
Lunar Society of Birmingham ⓘ Matthew Boulton ⓘ Richard Lovell Edgeworth ⓘ Samuel Johnson ⓘ Thomas Day ⓘ William Murdoch ⓘ William Small ⓘ William Withering ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Georgian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
British industrialization
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Industrial Revolution ⓘ applied science ⓘ modern engineering practice ⓘ utilitarian social thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European Enlightenment
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Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Great Britain ⓘ Midlands ⓘ |
| movementDomain |
economics
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industry ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political thought ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| notableEvent | meetings of the Lunar Society of Birmingham ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
advances in pneumatic chemistry
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development of steam engine technology ⓘ early evolutionary ideas by Erasmus Darwin ⓘ expansion of pottery industry in Staffordshire ⓘ improvements in metalworking and manufacturing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Enlightenment
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surface form:
English Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Industrial Enlightenment
Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Midlands Enlightenment Description of subject: The Midlands Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and industrial movement centered in England’s Midlands, where scientists, inventors, and philosophers collaborated to advance science, technology, and social thought.
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