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Vanini, Lucilio, [52]ff., [124], [192].

Vaucanson, Jacques de, [70], [140], [203].

Veitch, John, [205], [206].

Vergil, [68], [138], [195].

Verulam, Bacon of, [57], [129];
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Vincennes, [191].

Voltaire, François Marie Adouet de, [11], [62], [132], [182].

Voorhout, [201].

Westgraafdak, [190].