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Ptolemy Of Alexandria
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was the most influential astronomer of the
ancient world. The books and theories Ptolemy developed served as a major
basis for future astronomers. It was during the Renaissance period that
his work became thoroughly studied and revised.
Ptolemy collected all ancient knowledge of astronomy ....
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....modern
astronomy. Ptolemy was familiar with a early type of astroblade. A
skeleton star map which could be rotated above a solid plate engraved with
day-curves and hour lines for a specific geographic latitude. Ptolemy
became the first person to locate places on the earth's surface by latitude
and longitude.
Ptolemy often complained about the poor quality of Babylonian
planetary data. Eclipses and other lunar events were timed with water
clocks. Other phenomena were not always reported.... |
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