The Lunar Men
by Jennifer S. Uglow · first published 2002
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Re-reading Steel Beach by John Varley. A sort of post-singularity romp from 1992. Politics And The Occult, by Gary Lachman. Much what it sounds like, a history of occult movements in politics. The Lunar Men, by Jenny Uglow. Non-fiction about the Lunar Society, a science club in 18th century England.
on “Ask HN: What books are you reading?” ↗…games can teach quite a bit. It would also be an interesting challenge to model the Industrial Revolution accurately. The Civilization tech tree is a good first approximation but in reading "The Lunar Men" by Jenny Uglow "The Lever of Riches" by Joel Mokyr "Turning points in Western Technology by Donald Cardwell you get a very different impression. This could tie in to "Science of Progress" thinking…
on “The historical accuracy of medieval city-builder video games” ↗