E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Pacific Ocean (The).
So called by Magellan, because he enjoyed calm weather and a placid sea when he sailed across it. All the more striking after the stormy and tempestuous passage of the adjoining straits.
1
The Pacific.
2
Amadeus VIII., Count of Savoy. (1383, 1391–1439; died 1451.)
3
Frederick III., Emperor of Germany. (1415, 1440–1493.)
