when his composition appeared and i contemplated what he had included in his book i knew that what he was looking for was only seeking the wellknown appearance of the planets and what he found in the books of horoscopes of mentioning the mansions and the like.
فلما ظهر تأليفه، وتأملت ما أودعه كتابه، علمت أن الذى كان يراعيه إنما كان طلب الظاهر المشهور من الكواكب، وما كان يجده فى كتب الأنواء من ذكر المنازل وما أشبهها ه.