PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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(الطريق في) تهيئة الآلات‘instrument making’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.2:3, 17:18
Translation of:
Greek: ὀργανοποιία [PH Heiberg: I.1:3, 70:14; I.2:3, 72:22]
Modern translations:
French: (la manière de) préparer les appareils [PH Morelon: I.2:3, 16:18]
German: die Herstellung von Instrumenten [PH Nix: I.2:3, 71:30-31]
Synonyms:
عمل الآلات[PH Morelon: I.1:3, 15:11]