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Encyclopedia > Mario Bettinus

Mario Bettinus (1582-1657, Italian name Mario Bettini) was an Italian philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. The lunar crater Bettinus was named after him. Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ... A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... Bettinus is a lunar impact crater located near the southwest limb. ...


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Bettinus (crater) - encyclopedia article about Bettinus (crater). (985 words)
It lies lies than one crater diameter due south of Bettinus crater, and is nearly attached to Wilson crater along the south-southeast rim of Kircher.
From the west to the southwest, closer to the limb, is the giant Bailly crater Bailly is a lunar impact crater that is located near the south-west limb of the moon.
The interior floor is relatively flat, with a central rise that is offset to the west of the mid-point.
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