The Tetrabiblos; or Quadripartite of Ptolemy being four books, relative to the starry influences / Translated from the copy of Leo Allatius [i.e. from his Latin version of the paraphrase of Proclus], with critical and explanatory notes. By James Wilson.

  • Ptolemy, active 2nd century.
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[1828]
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Credit: The Tetrabiblos; or Quadripartite of Ptolemy being four books, relative to the starry influences / Translated from the copy of Leo Allatius [i.e. from his Latin version of the paraphrase of Proclus], with critical and explanatory notes. By James Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pia) ks eae Nia ay “ae ap ren Ps | 224 BOOK IV. ‘according to the mutual operation of Periods. But any endeavour to describe the particular effects of those periods would be vain, for the reasons already laid down at the beginning, and therefore I shall not attempt it. ‘The effective ‘qualities of the stars may be reduced to order by judiciously blending their real natures, as already scientifically described, with their acci- ‘dental mixtures; and judging accordingly. FINES | ttn RL GR LS RSLS, W. HUGHES, PRINTER, ISLINGTON,