Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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the shadow turns through a full circle ‘having the shadow going both ways’

English

Translation of:
References:	Alm. Toomer: 90
Greek:	περίσκιος [Alm. Heiberg: II.6, 114:23; II.6, 116:5; II.6, 116:9; II.6, 117:3]
Synonyms:
(the gnomons) throw shadows in all directions	[Alm. Toomer: 90]
(the gnomons) throw shadows in all directions	[Alm. Toomer: 90]