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Timocharis

American  
[ti-mok-er-is] / tɪˈmɒk ər ɪs /

noun

  1. a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 25 miles (40 km) in diameter.


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The region round Timocharis and other quarters of the Mare are likewise traversed by very noteworthy features of a similar class.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

On the W., towards Timocharis, is a brilliant mountain 3000 feet high, a beautiful little object under a low sun.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

Timocharis and the neighbourhood, especially the peculiar shape of the terminator on the E. of the formation, is well worth examination at sunrise.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

Timocharis is surrounded by a pale irregular nimbus and faint rays, most prominently developed on the W. side of the formation.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

The names of Aristarchus, Eratosthenes, Aristyllus, Timocharis, and Autolycus, are familiarly known in association with the advancement of the astronomy of this period.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel

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