Fracastorius

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

/ ˌfrɑ kæˈstɔr i əs, -ˈstoʊr- /

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

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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
Fracastorius, and nearly all those who have entered into any refined inquiry upon the subject, adopt the first.
Novum Organum|Francis Bacon
The typhus of modern times is the same as that described by Fracastorius and Cordames.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
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