PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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نقطة المنقلب‘solstice’

Arabic

References: Alm. MS Leiden: f. 17r
Translation of:
Greek: τροπή [Alm. Heiberg: II.6, 102:22]
Synonyms:
انقلاب[Alm. MS Tunis: ]
منقلب[Alm. MS Leiden: f. 10v]
منقلب[Alm. MS Tunis: 22b.margin]
نقطة الانقلاب[PH Morelon: I.3:6, 19:16]