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* Gottfried Leibniz: A [[Dichter and Denker|German natural philosopher]] just a brilliant as Newton but without the personality flaws and with a ''very'' [[Harmony Versus Discipline|different worldview]]. Indeed, the book's main focus is the difference betwen Newton and Leibniz's worldviews.
* John Wilkins: [[The Professor]] who effectively founded the Royal Society. [[The Obi-Wan]] to Daniel. Has an interest in how language can both obfuscate and clarify meaning.
* Robert Hooke: Deformed [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]] and [[Jerk
'''Jack's Cabal, organized in ''The Confusion'':'''
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** Eliza's two banker friends thought the informal financial system used in Lyons will never work, the system is essentially the same as the modern credit-based economy.
* [[Japanese Christian]] - Gabriel Goto
* [[Karmic Death]] - Bob suggests this as an epitaph for {{spoiler|[[Complete Monster|the Earl of Upnor]]}}: "finest swordsman in England, beaten to death with a stick by an Irishman", which is [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Killed Off for Real]] - Quite a lot of people. Of course, when you're writing [[Historical Fiction]], [[Historical Domain Character|Historical Domain Characters]] [[Justified Trope|have to die when they're supposed to]].
* [[Large and In Charge]] - Peter of Russia - effect underlined by the fact that he apparentely surrounds himself with midgets.
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* [[Noodle Incident]]: Daniel Waterhouse may or may not have precipitated the Glorious Revolution of of 1688.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] - Daniel Waterhouse pretends to be suffering from senile dementia in order to root out the spy in Sophie of Hanover's court.
* [[Off
* [[Out
* [[Phantasy Spelling]] - In keeping with the flavour of the times, it's Phanatiques, technologickal, clew, and Phant'sy.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] - Jack and Bob.
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* [[Single-Target Sexuality]] - Jack for Eliza, since Eliza is literally the only person who is able to sexually satisfy Jack (it has to do with Jack's [[Unusual Euphemism|disability]] and the things Eliza learned from "books of India" while in slavery.)
* [[The Spanish Inquisition]] - The members of the Cabal get an up-close-and-personal look at the Inquisiton when they arrive in Mexico in ''The Confusion''. And, yes, there was a [[Monty Python]] reference in ''The System of the World''.
* [[Spanner in
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] - Daniel [[Discussed Trope|discusses this trope]] when he notes that some people can easily be replaced by [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|Suspiciously Similar Substitutes]] (e.g. Thomas More Anglesey replacing John Comstock), while others aren't so easily replaceable.
* [[Thanatos Gambit]] - [[Subverted]] in the finale. Just before {{spoiler|Jack}} is about to be half-hanged, drawn, and quartered (a ''really'' slow and painful execution), he receives an expensive suit and lots of money with which to bribe the executioner to make his death quick and painless. [[Thanatos Gambit]], check. Now for the subversion: after the executioner jumps for joy over what he'll be receiving, {{spoiler|Jack}} tosses it all to the Mobb watching the execution, so the executioner resolves to make his death even slower and more painful than usual. With {{spoiler|Jack}} already being a popular figure among the Mobb, his generosity pushes them over the edge; with ''plenty'' of time to act now that the executioner is determined to take his time, the Mobb {{spoiler|storms the gallows after Jack starts hanging and carries him to safety}}, which was all part of {{spoiler|Jack}}'s [[Batman Gambit|plan]].
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** The assault on the {{spoiler|Tower of London}}.
* [[Xanatos Roulette]] Eliza's incredibly [[Incredibly Lame Pun|baroque]] plan for getting revenge on Lothar.
* [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are]]: Daniel says something like this to Hooke, who is insecure about being [[Overshadowed
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