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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos

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"Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos: or Quadripartite, being four books of the influence of" by Claudius Ptolemy is a text on astrology written in the 2nd century CE. This companion volume to Ptolemy's astronomical masterwork Almagest shaped astrological practice for over a millennium. Ptolemy systematically arranged astrological techniques and defended the subject through natural philosophy, explaining celestial influences using Aristotelian principles. The work profoundly influenced medieval Islamic and Christian thought, earned theological acceptance, and became required reading at Renaissance universities, leaving an enduring mark on Western culture and modern astrological practice.

Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos, by Ptolemy. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #70850.

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76 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter288 words
  2. 2.Book I158 words
  3. 3.Book II132 words
  4. 4.Book III193 words
  5. 5.Preface7,174 words
  6. 6.Chapter I: Proem345 words
  7. 7.Chapter II: Knowledge May Be Acquired by Astronomy to a Certain Extent2,965 words
  8. 8.Chapter III: That Prescience Is Useful2,702 words
  9. 9.Chapter IV: The Influences of the Planetary Orbs595 words
  10. 10.Chapter VI: Masculine and Feminine182 words
  11. 11.Chapter VII: Diurnal and Nocturnal255 words
  12. 12.Chapter VIII: The Influence of Position with Regard to the Sun306 words
  13. 13.Chapter IX: The Influence of the Fixed Stars1,149 words
  14. 14.Chapter X: Constellations North of the Zodiac187 words
  15. 15.Chapter XI: Constellations South of the Zodiac310 words
  16. 16.Chapter XII: The Annual Seasons407 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIII: The Influence of the Four Angles503 words
  18. 18.Chapter XIV: Tropical, Equinoctial, Fixed, and Bicorporeal Signs287 words
  19. 19.Chapter XV: Masculine and Feminine Signs371 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVI: Mutual Configurations of the Signs743 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVIII: Signs Beholding Each Other, and of Equal Power181 words
  22. 22.Chapter XIX: Signs Inconjunct654 words
  23. 23.Chapter XX: Houses of the Planets467 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXI: The Triplicities583 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXII: Exaltations362 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXIII: The Disposition of the Terms541,331 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXIV: The Terms According to Ptolemy650 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXV: The Places and Degrees of Every Planet255 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVI: Faces, Chariots, and Other Similar Attributes of the Planets328 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXVII: Application, Separation, and Other Faculties948 words
  31. 31.Chapter I: General Division of the Subject512 words
  32. 32.Chapter II: Peculiarities Observable Throughout Every Entire Climate768 words
  33. 33.Chapter III4,310 words
  34. 34.Chapter IV: The Familiarity of the Regions of the Earth with the Fixed Stars222 words
  35. 35.Chapter V: Mode of Particular Prediction in Eclipses197 words
  36. 36.Chapter VI308 words
  37. 37.Chapter VII: The Time and Period of the Event706 words
  38. 38.Chapter VIII: The Genus, Class, or Kind, Liable to Be Affected1,401 words
  1. 39.Chapter IX: The Quality and Nature of the Effect1,994 words
  2. 40.Chapter X: Colours in Eclipses; Comets, and Similar Phenomena517 words
  3. 41.Chapter XI: The New Moon of the Year754 words
  4. 42.Chapter XII630 words
  5. 43.Chapter XIII: Mode of Consideration for Particular Constitutions of the Atmosphere1,252 words
  6. 44.Chapter XIV: The Signification of Meteors876 words
  7. 45.Chapter I: Proem475 words
  8. 46.Chapter II903 words
  9. 47.Chapter III: The Degree Ascending721 words
  10. 48.Chapter IV: Distribution of the Doctrine of Nativities932 words
  11. 49.Chapter V: The Parents1,932 words
  12. 50.Chapter VI: Brothers and Sisters553 words
  13. 51.Chapter VII: Male or Female308 words
  14. 52.Chapter VIII: Twins749 words
  15. 53.Chapter IX: Monstrous or Defective Births601 words
  16. 54.Chapter X: Children Not Reared934 words
  17. 55.Chapter XI: The Duration of Life196 words
  18. 56.Chapter XII: The Prorogatory Places304 words
  19. 57.Chapter XIII: The Number of Prorogators, and Also the Part of Fortune1,115 words
  20. 58.Chapter XIV: Number of the Modes of Prorogation2,593 words
  21. 59.Chapter XV: Exemplification2,129 words
  22. 60.Chapter XVI: The Form and Temperament of the Body1,263 words
  23. 61.Chapter XVII: The Hurts, Injuries, and Diseases of the Body1,944 words
  24. 62.Chapter XVIII: The Quality of the Mind2,647 words
  25. 63.Chapter XIX: The Diseases of the Mind1,085 words
  26. 64.Chapter I: Proem123 words
  27. 65.Chapter II: The Fortune of Wealth442 words
  28. 66.Chapter III: The Fortune of Rank866 words
  29. 67.Chapter IV: The Quality of Employment1,721 words
  30. 68.Chapter V: Marriage2,147 words
  31. 69.Chapter VI: Children728 words
  32. 70.Chapter VII: Friends and Enemies1,122 words
  33. 71.Chapter VIII: Travelling643 words
  34. 72.Chapter IX: The Kind of Death1,692 words
  35. 73.Chapter X: The Periodical Divisions of Time2,173 words
  36. 74.Book IV: ” (Cooper’s Translation, p. 27.)745 words
  37. 75.Appendix: No. I7,590 words
  38. 76.Book 3: It represents that portion of the celestial sphere which is1,422 words