Admetus. Greek mythical suitor of Alcestis.

Aeschylus. 524-456BC. Founded Greek tragic drama. Introduced 2nd actor, reduced chorus. Prometheus Bound. Seven Against Thebes, 467.

Alchemy. Magic art of Egyptian origin attempting to transmute metals, esp lead to gold. Based on belief that all metals are a pure base metal + impurities which the philosopher’s stone can remove.

Alyscamps. Gallo Roman cemetery, Arles.

Amethyst Incident. 1949. Escape of British frigate from China.

Ampère, André. 1775-1836. Physicist: related magnetism to electric current, 1820. Galvanometer 1824.

Andania Mysteries. Greek cult for Demeter + Persephone.

Bacon, Francis. 1561-1626. English chancellor and philosopher. First king’s counsel. Favoured inductive over deductive reasoning. Separated Science from religion. New Atlantis 1625. B. Scientific method: Novum Organum 1620. Essays 1625.

Baïf, Jean Antoine de. 1532-89. French Pléiade poet. New metrical forms. Founded Academy of Music and Poetry 1571, in Paris.

Baltard, Victor. 1805-74. French architect. First to employ metal girders: Les Halles. St-Augustine’s Church.

Bayeux Tapestry. c1104. 70 meter illustration of Norman Conquest of England.

Bazaine, Achille. 1811-88. French marshal, surrendered Metz, 1870. Condemned as traitor. Escaped 1874.

Bennett, Arnold. 1867-1931. English Staffordshire novelist. Meticulously detailed Naturalist. Clayhanger Series 1910.

Berg, Alban. 1885-1935. Austrian opera composer. Adopted 12-note method. Atonal-tonal fusion. Wozzeck 1925.

Bienvenüe, Fulgence. 1852-1936. “Père du Metro”. Engineered first Paris métro line 1898.

Blest Gana. 1830-1920. Chilean novelist. Arithmetic of Love 1862.

Bronze Age. 3500-500BC. First uses of metal for arms and tools. Began in Near East. Society more structured. Specialization begins. Iron Age.

Brown, Lancelot “Capability”. 1715-83. English landscape architect. Created the definitive “English Garden”: assymmetric, harmonious, accidental. Blenheim. Prior Park.

Burlingame, Treaty. 1868. US/Chinese friendship. Authorized Chinese immigration to US.

Cabiri. Phrygian, later Greek fertility cult gods: Demeter, Hermes, Persephone.

Caillaux, Joseph. 1863-1944. French pacifist politician. Early supporter of Income Tax.

Calmette, Albert. 1863-1933. French discoverer of TB vaccine.

Ceres. Roman goddess of growth. = Demeter.

Clymene. Nymph. Mother of Atlas and Prometheus.

Comenius, John. 1592-1670. Czech founder of direct method of language education. First use of pictures.

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