Ptolemy creator Proclus 412-485 Ranger, Philip, active 1615-1631 Ashmand, J. M. text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrabiblos Release date is 2023-05-24 deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: United Kingdom: W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd, 1900 Astrology -- Early works to 1800 BF United Kingdom: W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd, 1900 https://archive.org/details/ptolemystetrabib00ptol https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70850 https://archive.org/details/ptolemystetrabib00ptol https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70850 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134634.0 70850