Leicester Square Flashcards
1
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Leicester Square (4)
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1 1670
2 Artists & scientists
3 Abandoned
4 Hotels, Turkish baths, theatres
2
Q
Sir Isaac Newton (5)
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- Britain’s best scientist & mathematician
- Cambridge - plague shut
- Invented refracting telescope
- Gravity & motion
- Temper depression & breakdown
3
Q
William Shakespeare (5)
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- 1616
- Prosperous family
- Married 2 kids
- The King’s Men
- Secular theatre revolution
3
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John Hunter (6)
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1) 1793
2) East Kilbride
3) lived Leicester Sq
4) 500 anatomical preparations
5) Hungarian Museum
6) advancements in teeth, inflammation, venereal disease, digestive system
7) Offered free services
