The Lunar Society was one of the most influential gatherings of intellectuals in the eighteenth
century. The group of friends met informally every month on a Monday evening closest to the full Moon (in order
to have some light to illuminate their way home). It is this singular astronomical connection from which the
group of friends developed their collective noun - although they often referred to themselves as the 'Lunaticks'
with the term 'Lunar Society' not appearing before 1776.
Published June 2009
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