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Index of Names

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

Thury, Cassini de. See Cassini de Thury

Timocharis (beginning of 3rd cent. B.C.). ii. 32, 42; iv. 84

Tycho Brahe. See Brahe

Ulugh Begh (1394–1449), iii. 63, 68; iv. 73

Urban VIII. (Barberini), vi. 125, 127, 131, 132

Ursus. See Bär

Varignon, ix. 180 n

Vinci, Lionardo da (1452–1519), iii. 69

Vogel, xiii. 313, 314

Voltaire, ii. 21; xi. 229

Wafa, Abul (939 or 940–998), iii. 60, 68 n; iv. 85; v. 111

Wallenstein, vii. 149

Walther (1430–1504), iii. 68; v. 97

Wargentin (1717–1783), x. 216

Watzelrode, iv. 71

Wefa. See Wafa

Welser, vi. 124

Whewell (1794–1866), xiii. 292

William IV. (Landgrave of Hesse) (1532–1592), v. 97, 98, 100, 105, 106, 110

Wilson (1714–1786), xii. 268; xiii. 298

Wolf, Max, xiii. 294

Wolf, Rudolf (1816–1893), xiii. 298

Wollaston (1766–1828), xiii. 299

Wren (1632–1723), ix. 174, 176

Wright, Thomas (1711–1786), xii. 258, 265

Young, xiii. 301

Yunos, Ibn (?–1008), iii. 60 62, 68 n

von Zach, xi. 247 n