Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos or Quadripartite - The Greek Astrology of Four Books of the Influence of the Stars (Annotated Author's Biography)
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Author(s)PTOLEMY
ISBN / ASINB008HUOTN4
ISBN-13978B008HUOTN4
Sales Rank1,144,219
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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos or Quadripartite
BEING FOUR BOOKS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE STARS NEWLY TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK PARAPHRASE OF PROCLUS WITH A PREFACE, EXPLANATORY NOTES AND AN APPENDIX
CONTAINING EXTRACTS FROM THE ALMAGEST OF PTOLEMY
AND THE WHOLE OF HIS CENTILOQUY
TOGETHER WITH A Short Notice of Mr. Ranger's Zodiacal Planisphere
AND AN EXPLANATORY PLATE
By Ptolemy
Translated by J. M. ASHMAND
Claudius Ptolemy (born c. ad 100 and died c. 170) was a Greek-Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was probably one of the most famous astronomers and mathematicians, even though most of his theories were later proved wrong or incorrect.
The Tetrabiblos, or 'four-part book' of Ptolemy is one of the most important surviving ancient texts on Astrology. Claudius Ptolemy, the second century C.E. author of this book, is best known as the originator of the Ptolemaic system. The Earth stood fixed at the center of the universe, with crystalline spheres within spheres whirling around it. In balance, the universe had a vast influence on earthly events, which was the basis for the belief in Astrology. This explanation stood for nearly a millenium and a half, bolstered by its acceptance as orthodoxy by the Catholic Church, until Copernicus and Galileo demolished it and placed the heliocentric (sun-centered) system in its place.
**This kindle edition is special to include author's biography for reader.
**Each chapter has the linkage for easy navigation.
BEING FOUR BOOKS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE STARS NEWLY TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK PARAPHRASE OF PROCLUS WITH A PREFACE, EXPLANATORY NOTES AND AN APPENDIX
CONTAINING EXTRACTS FROM THE ALMAGEST OF PTOLEMY
AND THE WHOLE OF HIS CENTILOQUY
TOGETHER WITH A Short Notice of Mr. Ranger's Zodiacal Planisphere
AND AN EXPLANATORY PLATE
By Ptolemy
Translated by J. M. ASHMAND
Claudius Ptolemy (born c. ad 100 and died c. 170) was a Greek-Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was probably one of the most famous astronomers and mathematicians, even though most of his theories were later proved wrong or incorrect.
The Tetrabiblos, or 'four-part book' of Ptolemy is one of the most important surviving ancient texts on Astrology. Claudius Ptolemy, the second century C.E. author of this book, is best known as the originator of the Ptolemaic system. The Earth stood fixed at the center of the universe, with crystalline spheres within spheres whirling around it. In balance, the universe had a vast influence on earthly events, which was the basis for the belief in Astrology. This explanation stood for nearly a millenium and a half, bolstered by its acceptance as orthodoxy by the Catholic Church, until Copernicus and Galileo demolished it and placed the heliocentric (sun-centered) system in its place.
**This kindle edition is special to include author's biography for reader.
**Each chapter has the linkage for easy navigation.
