Oceanus Procellarum
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