PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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spera celestis ‘heavenly sphere’

Latin

References: Alm. Gerard: I.3:32, f. 2rb:20-21
Translation of:
Arabic: الكرة السماويّة [Alm. MS Leiden: I.3:32, f. 3v:8. – Alm. MS Tunis: I.3:32, f. 2v:24-25]
Synonyms:
spera celi[Alm. Gerard: I.6:69, f. 3rb:37]