PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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stelle semper apparentes ‘ever-visible stars’

Latin

References: Alm. Gerard: I.3:31, f. 2rb:18
Translation of:
Arabic: النجوم الأبديّة الظهور [Alm. MS Leiden: I.3:31, f. 3v:6. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.3:31, f. 2v:23-24]