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Tetrabiblos
Ptolemy
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Description for Tetrabiblos
Hardcover. 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. Translator(s): Robbins, F.E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 116 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
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 meaning 'Mathematical Treatise in Four Books', in others 'The Prognostics addressed to Syrus'. The subject is astrology, which in Ptolemy's time as 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.
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 meaning 'Mathematical Treatise in Four Books', in others 'The Prognostics addressed to Syrus'. The subject is astrology, which in Ptolemy's time as 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.
Product Details
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
502
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1940
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
502
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674994799
SKU
V9780674994799
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About Ptolemy
Frank Egleston Robbins (1884-1963) was Professor of Greek at the University of Michigan.
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