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Index of Names
419

[Roman figures refer to the chapters, Arabic to the articles.]

Christian (of Denmark), v. 106

Christine (the Grand Duchess), vi. 125

Clairaut (1713–1765), xi. 229, 230, 231, 232, 233–235, 237, 239, 248; xiii. 290

Clement VII., iv. 73

Clerke, xiii. 289 n

Clifford, ix. 173 n

Colombe, Ludovico delle, vi. 119 n

Columbus, iii. 68

La Condamine (1701–1774), x. 219, 221

Conti, vi. 125

Cook, x. 227

Coppernicus (1473–1543), ii. 24, 41 n, 54; iii. 55, 62, 69; IV. passim; v. 93–97, 100, 105, 110, 111; vi. 117, 126, 127, 129; vii. 139, 150; ix. 186, 194; xii. 257; xiii. 279

Cornu, xiii. 283

Cosmo de Medici, vi. 121

Cotes (1682–1716), ix. 192

Crosthwait, x. 198

Cusa, Nicholas of (1401–1464), iv. 75

D'Alembert (1717–1783), x. 215; xi. 229, 230, 231 n, 232–235, 237-239, 248

Damoiseau (1768–1846), xiii. 286

Dante, iii. 67; vi. 119 n

Darwin, xiii. 292, 320

Da Vinci. See Vinci

Dawes (1799–1868), xiii. 295

Delambre, ii. 44; x. 218; xi. 247 n; xiii. 272

Delaunay (1816–1872), xiii. 286, 287

De Morgan, ii. 52 n

Descartes (1596–1650), viii. 163

Diderot, xi. 232

Digges, Leonard (?–1571 ?), vi. 118

Digges, Thomas (?–1595), v. 95

Donati (1826–1873), xiii. 304

Doppler (1803–1853), xiii. 302

Dreyer, xiii. 308

Dunér, xiii. 302

Ecphantus (5th or 6th cent. B.C.), ii. 24

Eddin, Nassir (1201–1273), iii. 62, 68; iv. 73

Encke (1791–1865), x. 227; xiii. 284

Eratosthenes (276 B.C.–195 or 196 B.C.), ii. 36, 45, 54; x. 221

Euclid (fl. 300 B.C.), ii. 33, 52 n; iii. 62, 66; vi. 115; ix. 165

Eudoxus (409 B.C. ?–356 B.C. ?), ii. 26, 27, 38, 42, 51

Euler (1707–1783), x. 215, 226; xi. 229, 230, 231 n, 233–236, 237, 239, 242, 243; xiii. 290

Fabricius, John (1587–1615 ?), vi. 124

Ferdinand (the Emperor), vii. 137, 147

Fernel (1497–1558),iii. 69

Ferrel, xiii. 287

Field (1525?–1587), v. 95

Fizeau (1819–1896), xiii. 283

Flamsteed (1646–1720), ix. 192; x. 197, 198, 199, 204, 207 n, 218, 225; xii. 257; xiii. 275, 281

Fracastor (1483–1553), iii. 69; iv. 89; vii. 146

Fraunhofer (1787–1826), xiii. 299, 311

Frederick II. (of Denmark), v. 101, 102, 106