《Tetrabiblos》Otherwise Called, The Fruit Of His Four BooksClaudius Ptolemy（Ashmand 英譯 1822）
VIII. A sagacious mind improves the operation of the heavens, as a skilful farmer, by cultivation, improves nature. IX. In their generation and corruption forms are influenced by the celestial forms, of which the framers of talismans consequently avail themselves, by observing the ingresses of the stars thereupon.
段落 tetra-4-otherwisec-9public-domain (Ashmand 1822)
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