Schickard
Britishnoun
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On a dusky area between it and Schickard stand three prominent deep craters.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn
Schickard saw Arcturus in broad daylight early in 1632.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
For instance, Schickard, close to the south-eastern border, is nearly 130 miles in diameter, and its wall rises in one point to over 10,000 feet.
From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Dolmage, Cecil Goodrich Julius
Grimaldi, almost exactly at the east point, is nearly as large as Schickard.
From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Dolmage, Cecil Goodrich Julius
Wargentin, the oval close to the moon's southeast limb, beyond Schickard, is a unique formation in that, instead of its interior being sunk below the general level, it is elevated above it.
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 Serviss, Garrett Putman
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