CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS

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• CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS (noun)
  The noun CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS has 1 sense:

1. Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

  Familiarity information: CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS used as a noun is very rare.

• CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS (noun)

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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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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Claudius Ptolemaeus; Ptolemy

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)