PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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the circle through the signs ‘ecliptic’

English

References: Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: ?
Translation of:
Arabic: الدائرة التي تمرّ في (أو بـ) أوسط البروج [Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: 39, 54, 74, 134, 147, 174, 180, 186, 199, 288, 306, 339(2), 399, 424, 431, 432, 434, 508, 510, 519, 523]
Synonyms:
ecliptic[Alm. Toomer: 37]
ecliptic[Alm. Toomer: 42]
ecliptic[Alm. Toomer: 61]
ecliptic[Alm. Toomer: 42]
ecliptic[Alm. Toomer: 69; 71]
ecliptic[Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: ?]
ecliptic[Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: ?]
ecliptic[Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: ?]