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  1. Ptolemy, Claudius Ptolemaeusnoun

    Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

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  1. claudius ptolemaeus

    Claudius Ptolemy (; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaios; Latin: Claudius Ptolemaeus; c. 100 – c. 170 AD) was a Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importance to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science. The first is the astronomical treatise now known as the Almagest, although it was originally entitled the Mathēmatikē Syntaxis or Mathematical Treatise, and later known as The Greatest 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 (lit. "On the Effects") but more commonly known as the Tetrábiblos, from the Koine Greek meaning "Four Books", or by its Latin equivalent Quadripartite. Unlike most ancient Greek mathematicians, Ptolemy's writings (foremost the Almagest) never ceased to be copied or commented upon, both in Late Antiquity and in the Middle Ages. However, it is likely that only a few truly mastered the mathematics necessary to understand his works, as evidenced particularly by the many abridged and watered-down introductions to Ptolemy's astronomy that were popular among the Arabs and Byzantines alike.

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    Claudius Ptolemaeus, also known as Ptolemy, was a Greek-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and astrologer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt during the 2nd century AD. He is best known for his works in the field of astronomy, where he proposed the geocentric model of the universe, which posited the Earth as the center of the universe with all other celestial bodies revolving around it. This model, outlined in his significant work "The Almagest", was widely accepted until the Copernican Revolution in the 16th century. Ptolemy also contributed to the fields of geography, optics, and music theory.

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    The numerical value of claudius ptolemaeus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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