PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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على الاستقامة ‘(motion) in a straight line’

Arabic

References: Alm. MS Tunis: I.1:17, f. 2r:21
Translation of:
Greek: εὐθεία (κίνησις) [Alm. Heiberg: I.1, 7:15]
Synonyms:
على استقامة[Plan. Hyp.: II.3]
من حرکة استقامة[Alm. MS Leiden: I.1:17, f. 3r:9]