Mathematician:Claudius Ptolemy

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Mathematician

Roman citizen, of either Greek or Egyptian ancestry.

Mathematician, astronomer and general all-round scientist.

Best known for being the author of several scientific works, including Almagest.


Nationality

Roman (of Greek or Egyptian origin).


History

  • Born: c 90 CE, Ptolemais Hermiou in the Thebaid
  • Died: c 168 CE, Alexandria in Egypt


Theorems

Results named for Claudius Ptolemy can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Claudius Ptolemy can be found here.


Publications

  • c. 150: Syntaxis Mathematica ("Mathematical Collection"), otherwise known as Almagest ("The Greatest") (on astronomy)
  • c. 150: Apotelesmatika ("Astrological Outcomes" or "Effects") or (in Latin) Tetrabiblos ("Four books") (on astrology)
  • Planetary Hypotheses (on astronomy)
  • Handy Tables (on astronomy)
  • Phaseis (Risings of the Fixed Stars)
  • Geographia
  • Harmonics (on music theory)
  • Optics


Also known as

Latin name: Claudius Ptolemaeus, in Greek: Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος (Klaúdios Ptolemaîos).

Known generally as Ptolemy (pronounced Toll-em-ee).


Sources

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