Name
- Schaum, Konstantin, Envoy from the Prince of Transylvania3
- Short, James, FRS; maker of optical instruments, 1710-17683
- Valltravers, Rodolph, FRS3
- Vieta, Franciscus, French geometrician, d 16033
- Warner, Walter, mathematician, d 16433
- Abeels, Jonas, merchant, of Amsterdam2
- Arderon, William, FRS; naturalist2
- Army of England2
- Augier, René, British Resident in Paris2
- Balde, François, the elder; merchant, at Frankfort, fl 16542
- Beale, John, Rector of Yeovil; scientific author, c 1608-16832
- Beverningh, Hieronymus, Dutch envoy to England, 1614-16902
- Bilguer, Johann Ulrich, Swiss surgeon, d 17962
- Billy, Jacques, SJ; French astronomer, d 16792
- Bond, John, MD2
- Bondeli, Emmanuel, Seigneur de Châtelard2
- Bose, Georg Matthias, German mathematician2
- Boulliau, Ismael, French astronomer2
- Brandenburg, Elector of. Frederick William2
- British Museum, 1753-2