PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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كرة السماء ‘heavenly sphere’

Arabic

References: Alm. MS Tunis: I.6:,69 f. 4v:13
Translation of:
Greek: σφαίρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ [Alm. Heiberg: I.6, 20:23]
Synonyms:
الكرة السماويّة[Alm. MS Leiden: I.3:32, f. 3v:8. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.3:32, f. 2v:24-25]
فلك السماء[Alm. MS Leiden: I.6:69, f.4v:35]