Petavius

American  

[pi-tah-vee-uhs] / pɪˈtɑ vi əs /

noun

1. a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 100 miles (160 km) in diameter from crest to crest.

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Example Sentences

Petau tells us that he wrote verses to solace the evils of old age— —— Petavius æger Cantabat veteris quærens solatia morbi.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

The chronologies of Archbishop Usher, Petavius, Bossuet, and the other great authorities on which theology had securely leaned, were found worthless.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

It seems difficult to conceive how a blowing cone at the centre could convey the materials to such a distance as the thirty-nine miles between the centre of Petavius and the rampart.

From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir

The central mountains of Petavius, rising at one peak to a height of nearly 6000 feet above the floor, form a noble group, exceeding in height those in Gassendi by more than 2000 feet.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

According to Syncellus she lived before Christ 2177 Petavius makes the term 2060 Helvicus 2248 Eusebius 1984 Mr. Jackson 1964 Abp.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Bryant, Jacob