Ptolemaios
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Ptolemaios is the Latinized name of Claudius Ptolemaeus, the Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose works like the Almagest and Geographia shaped scientific thought for centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ptolemaios canonical | 2 |
| Ptolemy | 1 |
| Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greco-Roman scholar
ⓘ
astrologer ⓘ astronomer ⓘ geographer ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| approximateBirthYear | c. 100 ⓘ |
| approximateDeathYear | c. 170 ⓘ |
| astronomicalModel | geocentric cosmos with epicycles and deferents ⓘ |
| authored |
Almagest
ⓘ
Geographia ⓘ Harmonics ⓘ Optics ⓘ Tetrabiblos ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Greco-Roman ⓘ |
| era | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
geography ⓘ mathematics ⓘ music theory ⓘ optics ⓘ |
| floruit |
2nd century
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ |
| fullName | Claudius Ptolemaeus ⓘ |
| geographiaContent | coordinate-based world map system ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance astronomy
ⓘ
history of cartography ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ medieval Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ptolemaic system
ⓘ
geocentric model of the universe ⓘ influential star catalog ⓘ systematic geography of the known world ⓘ |
| latinizedNameOf | Claudius Ptolemaeus ⓘ |
| name | Ptolemaios self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Almagest
ⓘ
Geographia ⓘ Harmonics ⓘ Optics ⓘ Tetrabiblos ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrologer
ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ geographer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Alexandria ⓘ |
| starCatalogSize | over 1,000 stars ⓘ |
| tetrabiblosSubject | astrology and its theoretical foundations ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Alexandria
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος