{Alphonsine tables}, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Alphonsine — Al*phon sine ([a^]l*f[o^]n s[i^]n), a. Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252 1284). [1913 Webster] {Alphonsine tables}, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. Whewell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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