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Arago, François. 1786-1853. French astronomer and physicist. Magnetism, light.
Aragon, Louis. 1897-1982. French Romantic poet + Communist.
Arai Hakuseki. 1657-1725. Japanese Confucian philosopher, statesman, historian.
Aramaeans. Ancient Semitic people of Mesopotamia, Syria. Language widespread 10C-5C BC. Alphabet 720 BC.
Arcadius. 377-408. First Roman Emperor of East, 395-.
Archimedes. 287-212BC. Greek mathematician: lever, screw. Principle of displacement of liquid. Screw pump 260BC. Catapult 215BC.
Archons. Ancient Greek chief magistrates.
Ares. Greek god of war, Roman =Mars.
Aristides. 540-468BC. Athenian general at Marathon.
Aristippus. 435-366BC. Cyrenaic philosopher: Man’s goal should be pleasure. Good=pleasant.
Aristophanes. c450-388BC. Athenian poet and satirical dramatist: The Clouds 423, The Birds 414. Lysistrata.
Aristotle. 384-322BC. Greek philosopher, founder of Peripatetics: Unified theory of knowledge. Matter, potentially alive, strives to attain its living form. Stressed observation and logic. Deductive Reasoning. Free Will.
Arjun. 1563-1606. Sikh guru, first martyr.
Ark of the Covenant. Built by Moses to house 10 Commandments.
Arkwright, Richard. 1732-92. Invented power spinning machine, 1769.
Armageddon. Site of battle at end of the world.
Armagnac. Former county of southwest France, now Gascogne. 960 Independent. 1360 English. 1607 France.
Armagnacs. Fought Burgundians for control of France through Charles VI regency 1395-1435. Arras.
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.
Armenian Massacres. 1894-1918. 1.8M Armenians killed in Turkey.
Arminius. 18BC-19 AD. German chief who defeated Varus 9 AD.
Armstrong, Neil. 1930-. US astronaut, first man on the moon, 22:56 EDT, July 20,1969.
Arne, Thomas. 1710-78. English composer: Rule Britannia 1740. Operas.
Arnim, Bettina von. 1785-1859. German Romantic writer. Goethe’s Correspondence with a Child 1835.