{"product_id":"dictionary-of-astrology-9781933303185","title":"Dictionary of Astrology","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Wilson wrote his Dictionary of Astrology in 1819. Based in large measure on a close study of the works of Ptolemy and Placidus (among many others)  it is a quirky  highly personal view of the ancient science. It has been acclaimed the finest of all astrological dictionaries. Wilsons goal was to force the student to think about some of the basic assumptions in astrology. In the Preface  he writes: If I had any motive more prominent than the rest (beyond promoting the cause of truth  which  I trust  will always be the principal) for publishing this work  it was a desire to injure those harpies who gather together scarce books of science  and hide them from the perusal of mankind  merely for the sake of gain  which  after all  can be but trifling: men like these are the enemies of knowledge  and ought to be severely punished in every civilized nation. This treatise will render most of their hoards comparatively useless  for I have been careful to insert the substance of all they contain relating to astrology  whether true or false  adding occasionally some remarks of my own to distinguish the latter as far as I am able  that every student may be enabled to found his own conviction on his own experience. Rather than the short  arid articles typical of specialized dictionaries  Wilson offers extensive entries on (Primary) Directions  Faces  Figures  Forms of the Body  Horary Astrology  Marriage  Part of Fortune  Weather  the judgment of Revolutions  Progressions  Ingresses  Riches  Promittors  as well as many more. A few years after this book  the author published his translation of Ptolemys Tetrabiblos  one of only a handful of men to have done so. The Dictionary of Astrology is a book of surprises. It will repay study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665868742709,"sku":"ByrdShop_1933303182","price":51.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781933303185.jpg?v=1782411384","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/dictionary-of-astrology-9781933303185","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}