{"product_id":"tetrabiblos-by-ptolemy-9780674994799","title":"Tetrabiblos","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eTetrabiblos\u003c\/em\u003e 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'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559021592812,"sku":"9780674994799","price":94.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674994799-tetrabiblos.jpg?v=1776926789","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/tetrabiblos-by-ptolemy-9780674994799","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}