Ptolemy
Appearance
Ptolemy | |
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Born | c. AD 90 Egyp,Roman Empire |
Dee'd | c. AD 168 (aged 77–78) Alexandria,Egyp, Roman Empire |
Thrift | mathematician,geographer,astronomer,astrologer |
Claudius Ptolemy(/ˈtɒləmi/;Greek:Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος,Klaudios Ptolemaios,pronounced[kláwdios ptolɛmɛ́ːos];Laitin:Claudius Ptolemaeus;c.AD 90 –c.AD 168) wis aGreco-Romanwriter oAlexandria,kent as amathematician,astronomer,geographer,astrologer,an poet o a single epigram in theGreek Anthology.[1][2]
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology By John William MackailPage 246ISBN 1434619397
- ↑Mortal am I, the creature of a day..
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