《Tetrabiblos》The Periodical Divisions Of TimeClaudius Ptolemy（Ashmand 英譯 1822）
And now, in adverting to the scope allotted to this work in its commencement, all further adaptation of the forms of events liable to take effect at particular times will here be relinquished; because the operative influences which the stars exercise in all events, whether general or particular, may be arranged in proper order, if care be taken that the causes set forth by the Rules of Science, and the causes arising from any existing commixture, be duly combined and blended together.
段落 tetra-4-theperiodi-51public-domain (Ashmand 1822)
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