Transcriber’s Notes: Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Small capitals have been converted to SOLID capitals. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Old or antiquated spellings have been preserved. Typographical and punctuation errors have been silently corrected. PTOLEMY’S TETRABIBLOS OR QUADRIPARTITE BEING FOUR BOOKS OF THE _INFLUENCE OF THE STARS_ NEWLY TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK PARAPHRASE OF PROCLUS 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 By J. M. ASHMAND NEW EDITION “Ye stars, which are the poetry of Heaven! If, in your bright leaves, we would read the fate Of men and empires,—’tis to be forgiven.” LORD BYRON. LONDON: _PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY W. FOULSHAM & CO., Ltd._ DEALERS IN SCIENTIFIC BOOKS 10/11 RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.4 _Made and Printed in Great Britain_ TO THE _AUTHOR OF “WAVERLEY”_ THIS TRANSLATION OF A WORK CONTAINING THE BEST ACCREDITED PRINCIPLES OF _ASTROLOGY_ IS DEDICATED _With the most profound admiration of his unrivalled Talents_ WHICH COULD ALONE HAVE RESTORED INTEREST TO THE SPECULATIONS OF AN _ANTIQUATED SCIENCE_ ADVERTISEMENT