PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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وسط السماء من تحت الأرض ‘culmination’

Arabic

References: Alm. MS Leiden: f. 14v
Translation of:
Greek: ὑπὸ γῆν μεσουράνησις [Alm. Heiberg: II.2, 90:25]
Synonyms:
وسط السماء[Alm. MS Tunis: ]
وسط السماء (على الأرض)[Alm. MS Tunis: 19b.24]
وسط السماء الذي فوق الأرض[Alm. MS Leiden: f. 14v]
وسط السماء تحت الأرض[Alm. MS Tunis: 19b.25]