Oceanus Procellarum
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See also: Oceanus procellarum and oceanus Procellarum
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Oceanus Procellarum (literally “Ocean of Storms”). Coined by Italian Jesuit astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli, by labelling a map created by Italian Jesuit optician Francesco Maria Grimaldi, and then published in 1651 in the Almagestum novum.[1][2]
Proper noun[edit]
- (planetology) The Ocean of Storms: A basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System; The largest mare region on the Moon.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Ocean of Storms — see Ocean of Storms
References[edit]
- ^ The Face of the Moon, 7. Riccioli, Giovanni Battista (1598-1671)., Linda Hall Library
- ^ Scientist of the Day, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Linda Hall Library, 17 April 2017
Further reading[edit]
Oceanus Procellarum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ōceanus Procellārum m sg (genitive Ōceanī Procellārum); second declension
- Alternative form of Ōceanus procellārum
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- Translingual terms borrowed from Latin
- Translingual terms derived from Latin
- Translingual terms coined by Giovanni Battista Riccioli
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- mul:Lakes
- mul:Moon
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