Claudius Ptolemy

c.100-c.170 CE · Alexandria · Greek/Roman astronomy

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Primary works· 1

c.150 CE
Almagest· Koine Greek

Biography pending

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structured identifiers (VIAF, GND, ORCID, ISNI)
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