
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John Whitehurst FRS 1713-1788 co-founder of the Lunar Society, innovator, geologist and clockmaker lived and worked here 1736-1764 Recorded plaque organisation: Derby Civic Society, Derby City Council.
John Whitehurst FRS was a pioneering clockmaker, geologist, and industrialist who co-founded the influential Lunar Society; his work in precision mechanics and geological theories significantly advanced 18th-century scientific knowledge.
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