Ptolemy Greek Astronomer
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Ptolemy is a Greek Astronomer.
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| First Name |
Ptolemy
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| Alternative Name |
Claudius Ptolemy
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| Birthplace |
Egypt, Roman Empire
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| Place of Death |
Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Greek
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| Occupation Text |
Geographer, Astronomer, Astrologer
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| Occupation |
Astronomer
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Claudius Ptolemy (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaios; Latin: Claudius Ptolemaeus; c.– 160s/170s AD), better known mononymously as Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science. The first was his astronomical treatise now known as the Almagest, originally entitled Mathēmatikḗ Syntaxis (Μαθηματικὴ Σύνταξις, Mathēmatikḗ Syntaxis, lit. 'Mathematical Treatise'). The second is the Geography, which is a thorough discussion on maps and the geographic knowledge of the Greco-Roman world. The third is the astrological treatise in which he attempted to adapt horoscopic astrology to the Aristotelian natural philosophy of his day. This is sometimes known as the Apotelesmatika (Αποτελεσματικά, 'On the Effects') but more commonly known as the Tetrábiblos (from the Koine Greek meaning 'four books'; Latin: Quadripartitum).
