HyperDic: claudius_ptolemaeus

English > 1 sense of the expression Claudius Ptolemaeus:
NOUNperson Claudius Ptolemaeus, PtolemyAlexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
English > Claudius Ptolemaeus: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAlexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance.
SynonymPtolemy
Instance ofastronomer, uranologist, stargazerA physicist who studies astronomy
SpanishClaudio Ptolomeo, Ptolomeo, Tolomeo
CatalanClaudi Ptolemeu, Ptolemy, Ptolomeu, Tolomeu

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