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Claudius Ptolemy

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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BORN AND WHERE

  • He was born around 90 AD.
  • In Alexandria, Egypt in a Roman Empior.
  • Born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in Thebaid.
  • He was born greek.
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EARLY LIFE

  • He was known for his work.
  • He became a Roman citizen when he got older.
  • He was know for being mathematical.
  • He lived in Egypt when romans ruled it.
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INSPIRATION

  • He didn't really have an inspiration.
  • Most of his theories were proven to be incorrect but did that stop him.
  • He was still known as being a good mathametics, geography and astronomy.
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OTHER INTERESTS

  • He like mathematics,astronomy,cartographer and geography.
  • He was a writer and wrote 4 different books.
  • He wrote Almgest,geography,Tetrabiblo and Planisphaerium.
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTION

  • He describes the stars fixed bodies to a splid exterior of the universe That Lays beyond the orbit of saturn.
  • Most of these studies were based on aristral philosophy.
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTION

  • He was known for his discoveries
  • Most of them were wrong but he was still a great astonomer
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OTHER INFOMARTION

  • Virtually nothing is known about his life.
  • He was still known for his work and discoveries.
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REACTION

  • There is no information about how people reacted.
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END OF LIFE

  • He died around 168 AD
  • Till this day he is considered a important figure in history.
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BIBLEOGRAPHY

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