Oceanus Procellarum

See also: Oceanus procellarum and oceanus Procellarum

Translingual

Etymology

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

Oceanus Procellarum m

  1. (planetology) The Ocean of Storms: a basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System; The largest mare region on the Moon.

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References

  1. ^ The Face of the Moon, 7. Riccioli, Giovanni Battista (1598-1671)., Linda Hall Library
  2. ^ Scientist of the Day, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Linda Hall Library, 17 April 2017

Further reading

Latin

Proper noun

Ōceanus Procellārum m sg (genitive Ōceanī Procellārum); second declension

  1. alternative form of Ōceanus procellārum
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