Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos
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- or Quadripartite, being four books of the influence of the stars ... 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 explanatory plate
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1. PTOLEMY’S TETRABIBLOS OR QUADRIPARTITE BEING FOUR BOOKS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE STARS2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I PROEM4. CHAPTER II KNOWLEDGE MAY BE ACQUIRED BY ASTRONOMY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT5. CHAPTER III THAT PRESCIENCE IS USEFUL6. CHAPTER IV THE INFLUENCES OF THE PLANETARY ORBS7. CHAPTER V BENEFICS AND MALEFICS8. CHAPTER VI MASCULINE AND FEMININE9. CHAPTER VII DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL10. CHAPTER VIII THE INFLUENCE OF POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE SUN11. CHAPTER IX THE INFLUENCE OF THE FIXED STARS12. CHAPTER X CONSTELLATIONS NORTH OF THE ZODIAC13. CHAPTER XI CONSTELLATIONS SOUTH OF THE ZODIAC14. CHAPTER XII THE ANNUAL SEASONS15. CHAPTER XIII THE INFLUENCE OF THE FOUR ANGLES16. CHAPTER XIV TROPICAL, EQUINOCTIAL, FIXED, AND BICORPOREAL SIGNS17. CHAPTER XV MASCULINE AND FEMININE SIGNS18. CHAPTER XVI MUTUAL CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SIGNS19. CHAPTER XVII SIGNS COMMANDING AND OBEYING20. CHAPTER XVIII SIGNS BEHOLDING EACH OTHER, AND OF EQUAL POWER21. CHAPTER XIX SIGNS INCONJUNCT22. CHAPTER XX HOUSES OF THE PLANETS23. CHAPTER XXI THE TRIPLICITIES24. CHAPTER XXII EXALTATIONS25. CHAPTER XXIII THE DISPOSITION OF THE TERMS[54]26. CHAPTER XXIV THE TERMS ACCORDING TO PTOLEMY27. CHAPTER XXV THE PLACES AND DEGREES OF EVERY PLANET28. CHAPTER XXVI FACES, CHARIOTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ATTRIBUTES OF THE PLANETS29. CHAPTER XXVII APPLICATION, SEPARATION, AND OTHER FACULTIES30. CHAPTER I GENERAL DIVISION OF THE SUBJECT31. CHAPTER II PECULIARITIES OBSERVABLE THROUGHOUT EVERY ENTIRE CLIMATE32. CHAPTER III THE FAMILIARITY OF THE REGIONS OF THE EARTH WITH THE TRIPLICITIES AND THE PLANETS33. CHAPTER IV THE FAMILIARITY OF THE REGIONS OF THE EARTH WITH THE FIXED STARS34. CHAPTER V MODE OF PARTICULAR PREDICTION IN ECLIPSES35. CHAPTER VI THE REGIONS OR COUNTRIES TO BE CONSIDERED AS LIABLE TO BE COMPREHENDED IN THE EVENT36. CHAPTER VII THE TIME AND PERIOD OF THE EVENT37. CHAPTER VIII THE GENUS, CLASS, OR KIND, LIABLE TO BE AFFECTED38. CHAPTER IX THE QUALITY AND NATURE OF THE EFFECT39. CHAPTER X COLOURS IN ECLIPSES; COMETS, AND SIMILAR PHENOMENA40. CHAPTER XI THE NEW MOON OF THE YEAR41. CHAPTER XII THE PARTICULAR NATURES OF THE SIGNS BY WHICH THE DIFFERENT CONSTITUTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE PRODUCED[101]42. CHAPTER XIII MODE OF CONSIDERATION FOR PARTICULAR CONSTITUTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE43. CHAPTER XIV THE SIGNIFICATION OF METEORS44. CHAPTER I PROEM45. CHAPTER II THE CONCEPTION AND THE PARTURITION, OR BIRTH; BY WHICH LATTER EVENT THE ANIMAL QUITS THE WOMB, AND ASSUMES ANOTHER STATE OF EXISTENCE46. CHAPTER III THE DEGREE ASCENDING47. CHAPTER IV DISTRIBUTION OF THE DOCTRINE OF NATIVITIES48. CHAPTER V THE PARENTS49. CHAPTER VI BROTHERS AND SISTERS50. CHAPTER VII MALE OR FEMALE51. CHAPTER VIII TWINS52. CHAPTER IX MONSTROUS OR DEFECTIVE BIRTHS53. CHAPTER X CHILDREN NOT REARED54. CHAPTER XI THE DURATION OF LIFE55. CHAPTER XII THE PROROGATORY PLACES56. CHAPTER XIII THE NUMBER OF PROROGATORS, AND ALSO THE PART OF FORTUNE57. CHAPTER XIV NUMBER OF THE MODES OF PROROGATION58. CHAPTER XV EXEMPLIFICATION59. CHAPTER XVI THE FORM AND TEMPERAMENT OF THE BODY60. CHAPTER XVII THE HURTS, INJURIES, AND DISEASES OF THE BODY61. CHAPTER XVIII THE QUALITY OF THE MIND62. CHAPTER XIX THE DISEASES OF THE MIND63. CHAPTER I PROEM64. CHAPTER II THE FORTUNE OF WEALTH65. CHAPTER III THE FORTUNE OF RANK66. CHAPTER IV THE QUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT67. CHAPTER V MARRIAGE68. CHAPTER VI CHILDREN69. CHAPTER VII FRIENDS AND ENEMIES70. CHAPTER VIII TRAVELLING71. CHAPTER IX THE KIND OF DEATH72. CHAPTER X THE PERIODICAL DIVISIONS OF TIME73. NO. I ALMAGEST; BOOK VIII, CHAP. IV74. NO. II ALMAGEST; BOOK II. EXTRACT FROM CHAP. IX