NOUN | person | Claudius Ptolemaeus, Ptolemy | Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance |
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Meaning | Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance. | |
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Synonym | Ptolemy | |
Instance of | astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | A physicist who studies astronomy |
Spanish | Claudio Ptolomeo, Ptolomeo, Tolomeo | |
Catalan | Claudi Ptolemeu, Ptolemy, Ptolomeu, Tolomeu |
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