Ptolemy I Soter (/ ˈ t ɒ l əm i /; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek [2] general, historian, and successor …

Claudius Ptolemy (/ ˈtɒləmi /; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaios; Latin: Claudius Ptolemaeus; c. 100 – 160s/170s AD) [1] was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, …

2025年2月12日 · Ptolemy was an astronomer, mathematician, and geographer who lived during the 2nd century CE. He is known for his geocentric (Earth-centred) model of the universe.

2023年9月7日 · Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 to c. 170 CE) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, and geographer. His works survived antiquity and the Middle Ages intact, and his …

Ptolemy I Soter (366-282 BCE) was one of the successor kings to the empire of Alexander the Great. He served not only as king of Egypt but also the founder of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, a …

Ptolemy explained and extended Hipparchus's system of epicycles and eccentric circles to explain the Earth-centered theory of the world. Ptolemy's system involved at least 80 epicycles to …

Claudius Ptolemy wrote the Almagest, the work that defined astronomy for over 1,000 years. The Almagest included a catalogue of over a thousand stars, recording their positions, …

The Ptolemy world map is a map of the world known to Greco-Roman societies in the 2nd century. It is based on the description contained in Ptolemy's book Geography, written c. 150. …

Claudius Ptolemy was a 2nd century Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer famous for his controversial geocentric theory of the universe, which would form the basis of our...

Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, who became satrap and eventually king of Egypt. He founded the Ptolemaic dynasty.