PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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نقطة الربيف (أو الخريف) ‘vernal (or autumnal) point’

Arabic

References: Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: 42(2), 311, 333, 334
Modern translations:
English: vernal (or autumnal) point [Plan. Sidoli+Berggren: ?]