PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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الفلك المحرّك ‘carrier’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.3:2, 19:8
Translation of:
Greek: φέρων [PH Heiberg: I.3:2, 74:11]
Modern translations:
French: l'orbe moteur [PH Morelon: I.3:2, 18:12]
German: die bewegende Sphäre [PH Nix: I.3:2, 75:15-16]
Synonyms:
محرّك[Plan. Hyp.: II.10]