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May 21, 2024 · Claudius Ptolemaeus. Born: c. 100 ce. Died: c. 170 ce. Notable Works: “Almagest” “Guide to Geography” “Hypotheseis ton planomenon” “Optica” Subjects Of Study: Ptolemaic system. calendar. light. projection. refraction. Top Questions. What is Ptolemy best known for? How did Ptolemy impact the world? What were Ptolemy’s achievements?
Sep 7, 2023 · Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 to c. 170 CE) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, and geographer. His works survived antiquity and the Middle Ages intact...
Summary. Ptolemy was the most influential of Greek astronomers and geographers of his time. He propounded the geocentric theory of the solar system that prevailed for 1400 years. View six larger pictures.
Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer who lived in the Egyptian city of Alexandria while under the rule of the Roman Empire.
Claudius Ptolemaeus (circa AD 100–170), better known as Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman astronomer, mathematician, geographer and cartographer.
Ptolemy, or in Latin Claudius Ptolemaeus (ca. 90 – ca. 168 C.E. ), was a mathematician, philosopher, geographer, map maker, astronomer, theologian, and astrologer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt.
By Cynthia Stokes Brown. The Earth was the center of the Universe according to Claudius Ptolemy, whose view of the cosmos persisted for 1400 years until it was overturned — with controversy — by findings from Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. An Astronomer in Ancient Times.
