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Tetrabiblos

By Ptolemy
Series: Loeb Classical Library
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Tetrabiblos, written by Claudius Ptolemaeus, is a foundational work in astrology that merges the science of astronomy with prognostication. Comprising four books, it offers a comprehensive treatise on interpreting celestial influences from Ptolemy's Egyptian era, reflecting the astrological knowledge and scientific understanding prevalent until the Renaissance.
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Format: Hardback
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This work is suited for readers interested in the history of astrology, ancient sciences, and classical texts in arts and culture. It appeals especially to scholars and enthusiasts of historical astronomy and its intertwined relationship with astrology.

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In Tetrabiblos, a core text in the history of astrology, the preeminent ancient astronomer Ptolemy (c. 100 178 CE) treats the practical use of astronomical knowledge: making predictions about individuals lives and the outcome of human affairs.

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The Tetrabiblos of the famous astronomer and geographer Claudius Ptolemaeus (ca. 100–178 CE) of Egypt consists of four books. The title given in some manuscripts means 'Mathematical Treatise in Four Books', while in others it is 'The Prognostics addressed to Syrus'.

The subject is astrology, which in Ptolemy's time, and down to the Renaissance, was fused as a respectable science with astronomy. Translations and commentaries are few, and only three Greek texts had been printed (all in the 16th century) before the present one, and the one begun by F. Boll and finished by Emilie Boer in 1940.

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674994799

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 January 1940

Country: United States

Imprint: LOEB

Illustration: Index

Contributors:

  • Translated by F. E. Robbins

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 108.0mm

Height: 162.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 496

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Ptolemy Science & Nature Series: Loeb Classical Library

About the Author

Frank Egleston Robbins (1884–1963) was Professor of Greek at the University of Michigan.

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