Fracastorius
[frah-ka-stawr-ee-uh s, -stohr-]
- a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
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It lies, however, ten degrees nearer the equator than Fracastorius.
Pleasures of the telescopeGarrett Serviss
The celebrated poem of Fracastorius deserves to be read both for its fine Latinity and for its information.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)John Addington Symonds
The typhus of modern times is the same as that described by Fracastorius and Cordames.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
A good idea of the accomplishment of the medical teachers of the time may be judged very well from the life of Fracastorius.
The Century of ColumbusJames J. Walsh
Fracastorius, and nearly all those who have entered into any refined inquiry upon the subject, adopt the first.
Novum OrganumFrancis Bacon