Defenition of the word ptolemy

• Defenition of the word ptolemy

  • (2nd century AD) proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus
  • an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra
  • Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD)
  • Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

Synonyms for the word ptolemy

• • Claudius Ptolemaeus
  • Ptolemy

Hypernyms for the word ptolemy

• • astronomer
  • dynasty
  • Greek
  • Hellene
  • stargazer
  • uranologist

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