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Ptolemy
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| Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος | |
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| Born | c. AD 100[1]
Unknown
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| Died | c. 170 (aged 69–70)[1]
Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire
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| Citizenship | possibly Roman; ethnicity:Greco-Egyptian or Hellenized Egyptian |
| Known for | Ptolemaic universe Ptolemy's world map Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale Ptolemy's table of chords Ptolemy's inequality Ptolemy's theorem Equant Evection Quadrant |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, Geography, Astrology, Optics |
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Ptolemy
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| Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος | |
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| Born | c. AD 100[1]
Unknown
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| Died | c. 170 (aged 69–70)[1]
Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire
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| Citizenship | possibly Roman; ethnicity:Greco-Egyptian or Hellenized Egyptian |
| Known for | Ptolemaic universe Ptolemy's world map Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale Ptolemy's table of chords Ptolemy's inequality Ptolemy's theorem Equant Evection Quadrant |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, Geography, Astrology, Optics |
