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Field-Journals of Mason and Dixon
See HERE for link to a .pdf of the Journal.

Warrior Path
The Great Indian Warpath (GIW) — also known as the Great Indian War and Trading Path, or the Seneca Trail — was that part of the network of trails in eastern North America developed and used by Native Americans which ran through the Great Appalachian Valley. The system of footpaths (the Warpath branched off in several places onto alternate routes and over time shifted westward in some regions) extended from what is now upper New York state to deep within Georgia. Various Indians traded and made war along the trails, including the Catawba, numerous Algonquian tribes, the Cherokee, and the Iroquois Confederacy. The British traders' name for the route was derived from combining its name among the northeastern Algonquin tribes, "Mishimayagat" or "Great Trail", with that of the Shawnee and Delaware, "Athawominee" or "Path where they go armed". From WIKI

Eleven Missing Days
See page 190.

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Eurydice
See page 147.

Vis centrifuga
Centrifugal force

c.1721, from centrifugal. Used in Mod.L. 1687 by Newton in Principia (vis centrifuga). From OED

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Vorticist
Anachronism and joke: Vorticism was a short lived British art movement of the early 20th century. It is considered to be the only significant British movement of the early 20th century but lasted fewer than three years... Though the style grew out of Cubism, it is more closely related to Futurism in its embrace of dynamism, the machine age and all things modern (cf. Cubo-Futurism). However, Vorticism diverged from Futurism in the way it tried to capture movement in an image. In a Vorticist painting modern life is shown as an array of bold lines and harsh colours drawing the viewer's eye into the centre of the canvas. The name Vorticism was given to the movement by Ezra Pound in 1913, although Lewis, usually seen as the central figure in the movement, had been producing paintings in the same style for a year or so previously. From WIKI

Tempus Incognitus
Unknown Time (as in, Musical Time)

from L. tempus (gen. temporis) "time." Extended to non-musical senses 1898. From OED

Also, Cf. page 519.

Transhalation
Forcible pulling or dragging through, crossing beyond, etc.

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Bradley
See page 173.

Macclesfield
See page 190.

Chesterfield
See page 193.

Mr. Pelham
See page 209.

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Jacobite Persistence
See page 232.

Bonhomie
Friendly atmosphere. From WIKI

Faust
Faust or Faustus (Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky", but also German for "fist") is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. Faust's tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works, such as those by Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Mann, Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Charles Gounod, Gustav Mahler, Mikhail Bulgakov, F. W. Murnau and Jan Švankmajer. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. "Faust" (and the adjective "Faustian") has taken on a connotation distinct from its original use, and is often used today to describe an unsavory, ultimately self-destructive arrangement; the proverbial "deal with the devil". From WIKI

Mr. Bodley
Sir Thomas Bodley (2 March 1545 – 28 January 1613), was an English diplomat and scholar, founder of the Bodleian Library, Oxford... Bodley's greatest achievement was the re-founding of the library at Oxford, later named the Bodleian Library in his honour. He determined, he said, "to take his farewell of state employments and to set up his staff at the library door in Oxford." In 1598 his offer to restore the old library was accepted by the university. Bodley began his book collection effort in 1600, using the site of the former library above the Divinity School, which was in near ruin. Even though Bodley lived over 400 years ago, modern libraries are still benefiting from some of his early ideas and practices. From WIKI

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Aristotle on Comedy
Reference to Aristotle's Poetics: Aristotle's Poetics (Greek: Περὶ ποιητικῆς, c. 335 BCE) is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (a term which in Greek literally meant "making" and in this context includes drama—comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play—as well as lyric poetry, epic poetry, and the dithyramb). He examines its "first principles" and identifies its genres and basic elements; his analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of the discussion. From WIKI
Pynchon refers here to several works which have been lost, including Aristotle's treatise on comedy. This work is also at the core of Umberto Eco's book, "The name of the rose".

Thomas... Infancy Gospel
See page 486.

Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hypatia
Couldnt find that this was an actual work by Shakespeare, so could be fiction for this: Hypatia of Alexandria (born between 350 and 370 – 415) was a Greek scholar from Alexandria in Egypt, considered the first notable woman in mathematics, who also taught philosophy and astronomy. She lived in Roman Egypt, and was killed by a Christian mob who falsely blamed her for religious turmoil. Some suggest that her murder marked the end of what is traditionally known as Classical antiquity, although others such as Christian Wildberg observe that Hellenistic philosophy continued to flourish until the age of Justinian in the sixth century. From WIKI

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the Bodleian
The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library. Known to Oxford scholars as “Bodley” or simply “the Bod”, under the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 it is one of six legal deposit libraries for works published in the United Kingdom and under Irish Law it is entitled to request a copy of each book published in the Republic of Ireland. From WIKI Also, see page 558.

Duke Humfrey's
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England by his first wife, Mary de Bohun, brother to Henry V of Monmouth, King of England, and uncle to the latter's son, Henry VI, King of England... His name lives on in "Duke Humphrey's Library", part of the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Duke Humphrey was a patron and protector of Oxford, donating more than 280 manuscripts to the University. The possession of such a library did much to stimulate new learning. From WIKI

Keys and Seals of Gnosis
Gnosis (from one of the Greek words for knowledge, γνῶσις) is the spiritual knowledge of a saint or mystically enlightened human being. In the cultures of the term (Byzantine and Hellenic) gnosis was a special knowledge or insight into the infinite, divine and uncreated in all and above all, rather than knowledge strictly into the finite, natural or material world which is called Epistemological knowledge. Gnosis is a transcendential as well as mature understanding. It indicates direct spiritual experiential knowledge and intuitive knowledge, mystic rather than that from rational or reasoned thinking. Gnosis itself is obtained through understanding at which one can arrive via inner experience or contemplation such as[ an internal epiphany of intuition and external epiphany such as the Theophany. From WIKI

his Abdominal Spheroid
his Tummy

the vortickal Emprise
This whole entry and exit from the Eleven Days is extremely Lovecraftian.

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Noctambulation
Night walking

rum
See page 504.

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