Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461118251)

One of the most important surviving ancient texts on Astrology. The Earth stood fixed at the center of the universe, with crystalline spheres within spheres whirling around it. In balance, the universe had a vast influence on earthly events, which was the basis for the belief in Astrology. This explanation stood for nearly a millennium and a half, bolstered by its acceptance as orthodoxy by the Catholic Church, until Copernicus and Galileo demolished it and placed the heliocentric (sun-centered) system in its place. --Sacred Texts

Author: J. M. Ashmand, Claudius Ptolemy
ISBN-10: 1461118255
ISBN-13: 9781461118251
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2011
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.28d