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Brahe, Tycho. 1546-1601. Danish astronomer. Compiled observations 1572 used by Kepler.
Braun, Werner von. 1912-77. German/US rocket engineer. V-2. Apollo. Explorer.
Brook Farm. 1841-7. Massachussets commune. Ripley. Hawthorne.
Brown, Robert. 1773-1858. Scottish botanist: Brownian movement. Plant cell nucleus.
Bruce, James. 1730-94. African explorer 1768-73.
Bucket Shop. Brokerage house that attempted to profit by delaying placing orders. Now illegal.
Bulgaria. Balkans. 7C Bulgar Empire. 1018 Byzantine. 1185 2nd Bulgar Empire. 1396 Ottoman. 1878. Independent kingdom. 1946 People’s Republic. 1991Republic.
Byrd, Richard. 1888-1957. US aviator, explorer. Flight over North Pole, 1926.
Byzantine Empire. 395-1453. Eastern Roman Empire. Reduced by: 634 Caliphate Empire, 1042 Seljuks, 1204 Crusaders’ Latin Empire, 1453 Ottoman Empire.
Byzantium. 7C BC Greek city. 330 =Constantinople. 1453 =Istanbul.
Cabot, John. c1450-99. Genoese explorer for England. Discovered Newfoundland, Labrador, 1497.
Cabot, Sebastian. c1474-1557. Venetian explorer for Spain and England. Hudson’s Bay, South America.
Cabrillo, Juan. -1543. Portuguese explorer. Discovered California for Spain.
Cadiz Uprising. 1820. C. Constitution reimplemented.
Cadoudal, Georges. 1771-1804. French Royalist leader. Plotted Napoleon’s assassination. Executed.
Cadwaller. -689. Last Briton king; led people to Brittany.
Caillié, René. 1799-1838. French explorer in Africa.
Calles, Plutarco. 1877-1945. Mexican President. Banned RC church 1924-9.
Cambridge Platonists. 17C. Tried to synthesize Plato and Christianity. Christian Humanists.
Cameron, Verney. 1844-94. English African explorer.
Cameroon. 1472 Portugal explores. 16-19C Slave source. 1884 Germany. 1916 France(E)/Britain(W). 1960 Independent. 1961 NW to Nigeria; SW =Cameroon Republic.
Camões, Luis de. c1524-80. Portuguese poet: Os Lusiadas, about Portugal’s explorations.
Camorra. 1820-1911. Naples secret criminal society. Became political party.