Purbach

[ poor-bahk ]

noun

1. a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 75 miles (120 km) in diameter.

Example Sentences

Purbach had computed a table of sines to a radius of 600,000 parts.

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Purbach deserves the name that has been given him of the father of mathematical astronomy in modern times.

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He offered to secure them and also to provide for Purbach's support during the stay in Rome necessary for the study.

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Unfortunately, however, Purbach died before his journey to Rome.

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Purbach and Mullerus, in the fifteenth century, contributed most to the advancement of astronomy in their day.

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