Fracastorius

[ frah-ka-stawr-ee-uhs, -stohr- ]

/ ˌfrɑ kæˈstɔr i əs, -ˈstoʊr- /

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noun

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

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Fracastorius, and nearly all those who have entered into any refined inquiry upon the subject, adopt the first.
Novum Organum|Francis Bacon
Three names of great reputation adorn it, Sannazarius, Vida, Fracastorius.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam
In the same form may we place Fracastorius his attraction of silver.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne
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 Columbus|James J. Walsh

Likewise Hieronimus Fracastorius, a learned Italian, and traveller in the north parts of the same land.
Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage|Richard Hakluyt