Ptolemy
PTOLEMY (c. 100–170), Alexandrian astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. The last of the great astronomers of antiquity, Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) compiled works that remained t...
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Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus)
100?-170?
Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose major work, the Almagest, is a large mathematical text that describes the movement of the heavens. A Roman...
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Ptolemy
c. 100-c. 170
Greek Astronomer and Geographer
Ptolemy is known historically through his written works. His earliest and most noted treatise is the 13-volume set commonly known as the Almagest,...
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Ptolemy (Ca. 100-170)
Greek astronomer
Very little is known about Ptolemy's early life. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, as Ptolemais Hermii, his name was later latinized as Claudius Ptolemaeus, and ...
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The Greek astronomer, astrologer, and geographer Claudius Ptolemy (ca. 100-ca. 170) established the system of mathematical astronomy that remained standard in Christian and Moslem countries until the ...
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Claudius Ptolemy was a famed Greek scholar whose work in astronomyand geometryhelped form the basis of trigonometry.Ptolemy's earliest and most famous work was the Almagest, which focused on astronomy...
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Very little is known about Ptolemy's early life. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, as Ptolemais Hermii, his name was later latinized as Claudius Ptolemaeus, and later Ptolemy.Ptolemy's chief contribution to ...
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Very little is known about Ptolemy's early life. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, as Ptolemais Hermii, his name was later latinized as Claudius Ptolemaeus, and later Ptolemy.Ptolemy's chief contribution to ...
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Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus)
Ptolemy (Ca. 100-170)
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