Oceanus Procellarum
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See also: Oceanus procellarum and oceanus Procellarum
Translingual
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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
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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
- Translingual coinages
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- Translingual proper nouns
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- mul:Lakes
- mul:Moon
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