Tetrabiblos / Ptolemy ; with an English translation by F.E. Robbins.
| Author/creator | Ptolemy author. |
| Other author | Robbins, Frank Egleston, 1884- translator. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL435/1940/volume.xml |
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| Series | Loeb Classical Library ; 435 Loeb classical library ; 435. ^A467228 |
| Abstract | 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. 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. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language | Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Tetrabiblos. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1940 9780674994799 |
| ISBN | print version |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |