PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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اب في مثله‘AB squared’

Arabic

References: Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: 63, 64, 211, 212, 457, 471, 472(2), 473, 475, 476, 477(2), 478(2)
Modern translations:
English: AB squared / the square of AB [Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: ?]
Synonyms:
مربع اب في مثله[Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: 205(2), 207, 208*, 208, 212*, 213*, 351(2), 456]