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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos, or Quadripartite: being four books of the influence of the stars

Also known as 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 explantory plate

by Ptolemy, J. M. n 87153129 Ashmand, approximately 410-485. n 79007198 Proclus, active 2nd century. Almagest. n 83229412 Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Centiloquy. n 50032768 Ptolemy, active 2nd century. n 50032768 Ptolemy, Phill.. Zodiacal planisphere. n 87804987 Ranger & active 2nd century Ptolemy

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  • 19th century
  • Languages: English, Greek
  • Content type: Primary source
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Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. [4], xxvii, [1], 240 p., [1] leaf of plates (folded) : 22 cm. (8vo.) Signatures: pi⁴ a-c⁴ B-2H⁴ Errata on recto and verso of leaf pi3 Advertisements on verso of p. xxvii Printer: Davis and Dickson, Printers, St. Martin's-le-Grand, London.--Foot of p. 240 The work 'Karpos', consisting of 100 theses on Astrology, also known as 'Centiloquium', is wrongly attributed to Ptolemy--cf. Menso Folkerts, "Ptolemy", New Pauly Ink stamp: Ex Biblioth. Universitatis Aberdonensis--T.p Bookplate: From the Library of Dr. Melvin. Presented to Marischal College, 10th September, 1856 Brown calf with reddish-brown grain cloth. Gilt bands on spine and gilt lettering on black spine label. Top edge gilt Includes bibliographical references

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1822-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Davis and Dickson; London : Printed and published by Davis and Dickson, dealers in scientific books, no. 17, St Martin's-le-Grand, Newgate Street.; London, Davis and DicksonEnglish, Greek—Public digitized item

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