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Ptolemy (astronomer, mathematician)

Alexander Jones

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Abstract Ptolemy (born about 105CE, died about 170) composed treatises and monographs on a wide range of mathematical and physical sciences and especially on astronomy.

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Abstract Ptolemy (born about 105CE, died about 170) composed treatises and monographs on a wide range of mathematical and physical sciences and especially on astronomy.

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Abstract Ptolemy (born about 105CE, died about 170) composed treatises and monographs on a wide range of mathematical and physical sciences and especially on astronomy.

Key concepts: Ptolemy's table of chords, Astronomer, Classics, Range (aeronautics), Philosophy, Physics, Art history, History

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