Tetrabiblos
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Tetrabiblos

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Tetrabiblos

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Tetrabiblos by Claudius Ptolemy is a seminal work on astrology and cosmology. Written by the famed Greek scholar, this classic text lays out the principles of astrological science, providing a foundational understanding for both novice and expert astrologers.

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Publisher
DD Sales & Distributors
Year
2024
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9789371912884
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. BOOK THE FIRST
  3. CHAPTER 1.PROEM
  4. CHAPTER 2.KNOWLEDGE MAY BE ACQUIRED BY ASTRONOMY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT
  5. CHAPTER 3.THAT PRESCIENCE IS USEFUL
  6. CHAPTER 4.THE INFLUENCES OF THE PLANETARY ORBS
  7. CHAPTER 5.BENEFICS AND MALEFICS
  8. CHAPTER 6.MASCULINE AND FEMININE
  9. CHAPTER 7.DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL
  10. CHAPTER 8.THE INFLUENCE OF POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE SUN
  11. CHAPTER 9.THE INFLUENCE OF THE FIXED STARS
  12. CHAPTER 10.CONSTELLATIONS NORTH OF THE ZODIAC
  13. CHAPTER 11.CONSTELLATIONS SOUTH OF THE ZODIAC
  14. CHAPTER 12.THE ANNUAL SEASONS
  15. CHAPTER 13.THE INFLUENCE OF THE FOUR ANGLES
  16. CHAPTER 14.TROPICAL, EQUINOCTIAL, FIXED, AND BICORPOREAL SIGNS
  17. CHAPTER 15.MASCULINE AND FEMININE SIGNS
  18. CHAPTER 16.MUTUAL CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SIGNS
  19. CHAPTER 17.SIGNS COMMANDING AND OBEYING
  20. CHAPTER 18.SIGNS BEHOLDING EACH OTHER, AND OF EQUAL POWER
  21. CHAPTER 19.SIGNS INCONJUNCT
  22. CHAPTER 20.HOUSES OF THE PLANETS
  23. CHAPTER 21.THE TRIPLICITIES
  24. CHAPTER 22.EXALTATIONS
  25. CHAPTER 23.THE DISPOSITION OF THE TERMS
  26. CHAPTER 24.THE TERMS ACCORDING TO PTOLEMY
  27. CHAPTER 25.THE PLACES AND DEGREES OF EVERY PLANET
  28. CHAPTER 26.FACES, CHARIOTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ATTRIBUTES OF THE PLANETS
  29. CHAPTER 27.APPLICATION, SEPARATION, AND OTHER FACULTIES
  30. BOOK THE SECOND
  31. CHAPTER 1.GENERAL DIVISION OF THE SUBJECT
  32. CHAPTER 2.PECULIARITIES OBSERVABLE THROUGHOUT EVERY ENTIRE CLIMATE
  33. CHAPTER 3.THE FAMILIARITY OF THE REGIONS OF THE EARTH WITH THE TRIPLICITIES AND THE PLANETS
  34. CHAPTER 4.THE FAMILIARITY OF THE REGIONS OF THE EARTH WITH THE FIXED STARS
  35. CHAPTER 5.MODE OF PARTICULAR PREDICTION IN ECLIPSES
  36. CHAPTER 6.THE REGIONS OR COUNTRIES TO BE CONSIDERED AS LIABLE TO BE COMPREHENDED IN THE EVENT
  37. CHAPTER 7.THE TIME AND PERIOD OF THE EVENT
  38. CHAPTER 8.THE GENUS, CLASS, OR KIND, LIABLE TO BE AFFECTED
  39. CHAPTER 9.THE QUALITY AND NATURE OF THE EFFECT
  40. CHAPTER 10.COLOURS IN ECLIPSES; COMETS, AND SIMILAR PHENOMENA
  41. CHAPTER 11.THE NEW MOON OF THE YEAR
  42. CHAPTER 12.THE PARTICULAR NATURES OF THE SIGNS BY WHICH THE DIFFERENT CONSTITUTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE PRODUCED
  43. CHAPTER 13.MODE OF CONSIDERATION FOR PARTICULAR CONSTITUTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
  44. CHAPTER 14.THE SIGNIFICATION OF METEORS
  45. BOOK THE THIRD
  46. CHAPTER 1.PROEM
  47. CHAPTER 2.THE CONCEPTION AND THE PARTURITION, OR BIRTH; BY WHICH LATTER EVENT THE ANIMAL QUITS THE WOMB, AND ASSUMES ANOTHER STATE OF EXISTENCE
  48. CHAPTER 3.THE DEGREE ASCENDING
  49. CHAPTER 4.DISTRIBUTION OF THE DOCTRINE OF NATIVITIES
  50. CHAPTER 5.THE PARENTS
  51. CHAPTER 6.BROTHERS AND SISTERS
  52. CHAPTER 7.MALE OR FEMALE
  53. CHAPTER 8.TWINS
  54. CHAPTER 9.MONSTROUS OR DEFECTIVE BIRTHS
  55. CHAPTER 10.CHILDREN NOT REARED
  56. CHAPTER 11.THE DURATION OF LIFE
  57. CHAPTER 12.THE PROROGATORY PLACES
  58. CHAPTER 13.THE NUMBER OF PROROGATORS, AND ALSO THE PART OF FORTUNE
  59. CHAPTER 14.NUMBER OF THE MODES OF PROROGATION
  60. CHAPTER 15.EXEMPLIFICATION
  61. CHAPTER 16.THE FORM AND TEMPERAMENT OF THE BODY
  62. CHAPTER 17.THE HURTS, INJURIES, AND DISEASES OF THE BODY
  63. CHAPTER 18.THE QUALITY OF THE MIND
  64. CHAPTER 19.THE DISEASES OF THE MIND
  65. BOOK THE FOURTH
  66. CHAPTER 1.PROEM
  67. CHAPTER 2.THE FORTUNE OF WEALTH
  68. CHAPTER 3.THE FORTUNE OF RANK
  69. CHAPTER 4.THE QUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT
  70. CHAPTER 5. MARRIAGE
  71. CHAPTER 6.CHILDREN
  72. CHAPTER 7.FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
  73. CHAPTER 8.TRAVELLING
  74. CHAPTER 9.THE KIND OF DEATH
  75. CHAPTER 10.THE PERIODICAL DIVISIONS OF TIME
  76. APPENDIX
  77. NO. 1.ALMAGEST; BOOK 8, CHAP. 4
  78. NO. 2.ALMAGEST; BOOK 2. EXTRACT FROM CHAP. 9
  79. NO. 3.THE CENTILOQUY, OR HUNDRED APHORISMS OF CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY; OTHERWISE CALLED, THE FRUIT OF HIS FOUR BOOKS
  80. NO. 4.THE ZODIACAL PLANISPHERE

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