Ptolemy's quadripartite [electronic resource] : or, four books concerning the influences of the stars. Faithfully render'd into English from Leo Allacius, Library-Keeper to the Vatican in Rome; And Diligently Compared with the Best of other Greek Copies and Latin Translations. To which is added, a variety of notes and annotations Explaining the most Difficult and Obscure Passages in the whole Subject. And also an appendix for the better Understanding of Ptolemy concerning Part of Fortune. By John Whalley, Student in Astrology and Physick.
1701
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Ptolemy's quadripartite [electronic resource] : or, four books concerning the influences of the stars. Faithfully render'd into English from Leo Allacius, Library-Keeper to the Vatican in Rome; And Diligently Compared with the Best of other Greek Copies and Latin Translations. To which is added, a variety of notes and annotations Explaining the most Difficult and Obscure Passages in the whole Subject. And also an appendix for the better Understanding of Ptolemy concerning Part of Fortune. By John Whalley, Student in Astrology and Physick.
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Ptolemy, 2nd cent.
Uniform Title
Institutio theologica. English.
Publication Details
London : printed for John Sprint, at the Bell in Little-Brittain, [1701]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[16],168,4,[4]p. ; 8⁰.
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A translation by John Whalley of Allacius' Latin version of Proclus's 'Institutio theologica', a paraphrase of Ptolemy's 'Tetrabiblos'.
The appendix has separate pagination and a titlepage reading: 'An appendix concerning part of fortune, taken from the Fræmittends to the Italian astrology .. By John Whalley, .. ', with the imprint "Dublin: printed by J. Whalley, .. 1701.".
Reproduction of original from British Library.
The appendix has separate pagination and a titlepage reading: 'An appendix concerning part of fortune, taken from the Fræmittends to the Italian astrology .. By John Whalley, .. ', with the imprint "Dublin: printed by J. Whalley, .. 1701.".
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T143305.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Proclus, ca. 410-485.
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