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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
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Astronomica (Hardcover)
Marcus Manilius; Translated by G.P. Goold
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R809
Discovery Miles 8 090
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Marcus Manilius, who lived in the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius,
is the author of the earliest treatise on astrology we possess. His
"Astronomica," a Latin didactic poem in five books, begins with an
account of celestial phenomena, and then proceeds to treat of the
signs of the zodiac and the twelve temples; there follow
instructions for calculating the horoscoping degree, and details of
chronocrators, decans, injurious degrees, zodiacal geography,
paranatellonta, and other technical matters. Besides exhibiting
great virtuosity in rendering mathematical tables and diagrams in
verse form, the poet writes with some passion about his Stoic
beliefs and shows much wit and humour in his character sketches of
persons born under particular stars. Perhaps taking a lead from
Virgil in his "Georgics," Manilius abandons the proportions of his
last book to narrate the story of Perseus and Andromeda at
considerable length.
In spite of its undoubted elegance, the "Astronomica" is a
difficult work, and this edition provides in addition to the first
English prose translation a full guide to the poem, with copious
explanatory notes and illustrative figures.
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Astronomicon
Marcus Manilius
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R566
Discovery Miles 5 660
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ M. Manilii Astronomicon: Marci Manilii Astronomicon Liber
IV-V; Delphin Classics; Volume 2 Of M. Manilii Astronomicon;
Richard Bentley Marcus Manilius A. J. Valpy, 1828 Body, Mind &
Spirit; Astrology; General; Astrology; Astronomy, Ancient; Body,
Mind & Spirit / Astrology / General; Latin poetry; Science /
Astronomy
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ M. Manilii Astronomicon ...; Volume 1 Of M. Manilii
Astronomicon; Alfred Edward Housman Marcus Manilius Alfred Edward
Housman Apvd Grant Richards, 1903 Body, Mind & Spirit;
Astrology; General; Astrology; Astronomy, Ancient; Body, Mind &
Spirit / Astrology / General; Science / Astronomy
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
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LibraryT165913Londini: typis Henrici Woodfall, sumptibus Pauli et
Isaaci Vaillant, 1739. xvi,307, 5]p., plates: port.; 4
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
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the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This Book Is In Latin. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this
book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of
the original text, possible missing pages, missing text and other
issues beyond our control.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
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