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Ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer who remained a dominant influence in science until the 16th century (7)  US political slang for an independent voter, derived from the word for ‘big chief’ in the Algonquin language (7)  Female ruler of Egypt who died c1458 BC, having attained the full titles and power of a pharaoh (10)  Artist who painted , a revolutionary work commemorating Spanish resistance to Napoleon's forces (4)  Sir Thomas ___, lord mayor of London who served during a  Henry ___, 19th-century politician known for designing a type of horse carriage (8)  Eldest daughter of Alfred the Great and ruler of the Kingdom of Mercia in the early 10th century (11)  Nickname of US gangster Al Capone (8)  Roman emperor feted for his conquest of Dacia (6)  Treatment centres, named after a Belgian town whose hot springs have been used for bathing since Roman times (4)  The Slavery ___ Act (1833) was passed just days before the death of possibly its most famous supporter (9)  Native American people of the plains of Wyoming and Colorado, and allies of the Cheyenne (7)  Commander in chief of the New Model Army during the Civil Wars (7)

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