Fracastorius
Americannoun
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Alfraganus is the centre of a system of light streaks radiating in all directions, one ray extending through Cyrillus to Fracastorius.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
A good idea of the accomplishment of the medical teachers of the time may be judged very well from the life of Fracastorius.
From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh
Other writers also call attention to the fine markings, minute craterlets, and apparently changeable spots on the floor of Fracastorius.
From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Garrett Putman Serviss
The floor of Fracastorius is, as regards the light streaks and other features upon it, only second in interest to those of Plato and Archimedes, and will repay systematic observation.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
The celebrated poem of Fracastorius deserves to be read both for its fine Latinity and for its information.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds
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