PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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éloigne<ment> (l'un de l'autre les deux luminaires) ‘elongation’

French

References: PH Morelon: I.9:1, 28:6
Translation of:
Arabic: بعد ما بين (النيّرين)  [PH Morelon: I.9:1, 29:4-5]