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Abel, Rudolf. 1902-71. Russian spy traded for Powers.
Agnosticism. Huxley’s term for not knowing whether God exists or not.
Alesia. 52BC. Caesar defeats Vercingétorix, 52BC. Decisive in conquering Gaul.
Alexander of Hales. -1245. English Franciscan Aristotelian philosopher, theologian. Summa Theologia 1246.
Alien and Sedition Acts. 1798-1800/02. US fear French Revolution. Forbade criticism of government. Abused by Federalists vs Republicans.
Alvarez, Luis. 1911-88. US physicist. Linear accelerator, bubble chamber.
Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.
Ampère, André. 1775-1836. Physicist: related magnetism to electric current, 1820. Galvanometer 1824.
Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.
Angström, Anders. 1814-74. Swedish physicist: discovered spectroscopy 1853.
Anselm, St. 1033-1109. Archbishop of Canterbury, founder of Scholasticism. Proved God exists 1078.
Anthony, St. 1195-1231. Franciscan, protector of common people.
Anthony of Padua, St. 1195-1231. Franciscan teacher in S. France, Italy.
Antisthenes. c445-365BC. Greek philosopher. Founder of Cynics.
Appleton, Edward. 1892-1965. English physicist: Appleton ionospheric layer.
Arago, François. 1786-1853. French astronomer and physicist. Magnetism, light.
Aragon. 2C BC Rome. 711 Moors. 1035 Independent kingdom. 1076 +Navarre. 1134 -Navarre. 1137 +Catalonia. 1238 +Valencia. 13C +Balearics, Murcia. 1479 +Castile =Spain. Ferdinand.
Armenia. 9C BC Vannic kingdom. 8C BC Persians, Assyrians, Armenians settle. 521BC Persian. 331BC Alexander...Seleucid. 298 Rome. 387 Persia/Byzantine. 7C Moslem. 885 Independent kingdom. 1071 Seljuk. 13C Mongol. 1405 Ottoman/Persian. 1514 Ottoman. 1918 Independent. 1920 Russia/Turkey. 1990 Independent. CIS.
Arrhenius, Svante. 1859-1927. Swedish physicist, discoverer of ions.
Arsonval, Arsène d’. 1851-1940. French doctor and physicist. Electricity in body mvmt.
Asceticism. Self denial of sensual and material pleasures. Advocated by many religious sects.
Aston, Francis. 1877-1945. English physicist. Mass spectrograph.
Augsburg, Peace. 1555. Allowed both Lutheranism and Catholicism within Holy Roman Empire.
Austrian Succession, War. 1740-48. Jenkins Ear and King George’s Wars. Maria Theresa recognized. Francis I becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Prussian power shown. Aix-la-Chapelle Treaty. Silesian War.
Aventine Secession. 1924. 150 Italian government members protest Fascist government. Matteotti.