Arabes [al-Nayrīzī (Anaritius)]

in Albert the Great, Metaphysica V.2.2, p. 237.45-48

Occurrence of the quotation formula
Arabes, p. 237.46
Digression Neutral
Quod enim dicitur axis sphaerae, quem meguar Arabes vocant, qui est linea transiens per polos et centrum sphaerae, non assignatur sphaerae, nisi quando movetur.

Quoted text(s)

  • P. M. J. E. TUMMERS (ed.), The Latin Translation of Anaritius’ Commentary on Euclid’s Elements of Geometry Books I–IV. Nijmegen 1994., p. 6.25-27
    Alii autem difinierunt eam dicentes: linea recta est que cum due ipsius extremitates figuntur, figitur et non movetur a suo situ sicut meguar

References in current editions

  • None
Notes
On Albert's extensive use of Anaritius, see: ALBERTUS MAGNUS, Super Euclidem, (ed.) P. M. J. E. TUMMERS. Aschendorff 2014, pp. vi-xvii (prolegomena).