PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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نقطة الاعتدال ‘equinoctial (point)’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.3:5, 19:15
Translation of:
Greek: ἰσημερινὸν (σημεῖον) [PH Heiberg: I.3:5, 74:19]
Modern translations:
French: point d'équinoxe [PH Morelon: I.3:5, 18:20]
German: Äquinoktialpunkt [PH Nix: I.3:5, 75:26]