PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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نقطة الانقلاب/المنقلب الشتوي ‘winter solstice’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.3:6, 19:18; I.3:7, 19:20
Translation of:
Greek: χειμερινὸν (σημεῖον) [PH Heiberg: I.3:6, 74:23; I.3:7, 74:25]
Modern translations:
French: point de solstice d'hiver [PH Morelon: I.3:6, 18:24]
German: Winterwendepunkt [PH Nix: I.3:6, 75:32]