What was the primary purpose of Ptolemy's Tetrábiblos?
Mapping the stars
Predicting weather
Adapting astrology to Aristotelian philosophy
Explaining planetary motion
Answer
The primary purpose of Ptolemy's Tetrábiblos was to adapt horoscopic astrology to the Aristotelian natural philosophy of his day. The treatise aimed to make astrology more compatible with the scientific understanding of the time.
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