Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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BRISBANE. Astron. A crater in the South-west portion of the moon called after Sir Thomas Brisbane (1770–1860), of Largs, Governor of New South Wales, and astronomer, President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
