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Originally written by Claudius Ptolemy in Greek at Alexandria around 150 AD, the work was a revision of a now-lost atlas by Marinus of Tyre using additional Roman and Persian gazetteers and new principles.
The Almagest / ˈ æ l m ə dʒ ɛ s t / is a 2nd-century mathematical and astronomical treatise on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths, written by Claudius Ptolemy (c. AD 100 – c. 170) in Koine Greek.
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, and his theories, particularly on a geocentric...
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 Ptolemy was born in about the year 100 AD, almost certainly in Egypt. He lived in the metropolis of Alexandria on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. Alexandria was built by the Ancient Greeks, but later conquered by the Romans. Claudius is a Roman name and Claudius Ptolemy was a Roman citizen.
Claudius Ptolemy. Quick Info. Born. about AD 85. Egypt. Died. about AD 165. Alexandria, Egypt. 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. Biography.
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.
May 23, 2024 · Claudius Ptolemy was a prominent Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who lived around 100 to 170 AD. He authored around a dozen scientific treatises, three of which had significant influence on Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science.
Ptolemy , Latin Claudius Ptolemaeus, (born c. ad 100—died c. ad 170), Greek astronomer and mathematician. He worked principally in Alexandria. It is often difficult to determine which findings in his great astronomical book, the Almagest, are Ptolemy’s and which are Hipparchus ’s.
