Fracastorius

American  

[frah-ka-stawr-ee-uhs, -stohr-] / ˌfrɑ kæˈstɔr i əs, -ˈstoʊr- /

noun

1. a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.

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Example Sentences

The evil of which Fracastorius sang is combated by sudorifics, by unguents of oil and sulphur, and especially by the sand-bath.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Fracastorius draws a remarkable parallel between the processes of contagion and the fermentation of wine.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

SANTBECH.—A very prominent ring-plain, 46 miles in diameter, on the S.E. side of the Mare Foecunditatis, W. of Fracastorius.

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

A ray from Tycho, striking along the E. wall of Fracastorius passes near this object.

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

Fracastorius died in the     same year, and Ramusio erected a statue of him at Padua.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry