PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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crinita (stella) ‘comet’

Latin

References: Pontano: XCVIIIc. 6
Translation of:
Greek: κομῆται [Pontano: p. 326]
Synonyms:
cometa[Pontano: LXXXIc. 16; XCI]