Claudius Ptolemy
Published on Nov 18, 2015
No Description
MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY
- A biography by Jeren and Connor
- Born in upper Egypt around 85 A.D
EARLY LIFE
- We don't know much about his early life
- At some point he traveled to Alexandria Egypt
- He studied under Theon of Smyma
MAJOR CONTIBUTION
- He theorized and explained the movement of the sun and planets
- He theorized that stars remained in the same place
Photo by Computer Science Geek
REACTION
- We do not know how society reacted
- We due know his knowledge surpassed his teacher eventually
- Theon did not understand most of his theory's
OTHER INFORMATION
- Due to the time in which he lived we do not know much else about him
Photo by Leo Reynolds
