Ptolemy - Geographer, Astronomer, Mathematician

Ptolemy - Geographer, Astronomer, Mathematician: Ptolemy’s fame as a geographer is hardly less than his fame as an astronomer. Geōgraphikē hyphēgēsis (Guide to Geography) provided all the information and techniques required to draw maps of the portion of the world known by Ptolemy’s contemporaries. By his own admission, Ptolemy did not attempt to collect and sift all the geographical data on which his maps were based. Instead, he based them on the maps and writings of Marinus of Tyre (c. 100 ce), only selectively introducing more current information, chiefly concerning the Asian and African coasts of the Indian Ocean. Nothing would be known about Marinus

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Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus ) Lived from 87 – 150 A.D. - ppt download

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Ptolemy (2Nd Century A.D.). /Nclaudius Ptolemaeus. Alexandrian Astronomer, Mathematician And Geographer. Line Engraving, French, 1584. Poster Print by

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Function Space - Claudius Ptolemy (AD 90-168) lived in Egypt but possessed Greek ancestry. As a mathematician, geographer and astronomer, he authored several scientific texts which had considerable impact on Western intellectual

Ptolemy, Accomplishments, Biography, & Facts

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Image of CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS PTOLEMY. - Alexandrian Astronomer, Mathematician And Geographer Of The 2nd Century A.D. Copper Engraving, French, 18th Century. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive