Ptolemy

Ptolemy — For others with Ptolemy... names, and history of those names, see Ptolemy (name). Ptolemy An early B …   Wikipedia

Ptolemy — /tol euh mee/, n., pl. Ptolemies for 2. 1. (Claudius Ptolemaeus) fl. A.D. 127 151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria. 2. any of the kings of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt 323 30 B.C. * * * I Latin… …   Universalium

Ptolemy — (c. 2nd century ad) Egyptian astronomer Virtually nothing is known about the life of Ptolemy (full name Claudius Ptolemaeus). He was probably a Hellenized Egyptian working in the library at Alexandria. He produced four major works the Almagest,… …   Scientists

Ptolemy — (d. 58 BC)    King of Cyprus. Illegitimate son of Ptolemy IX by an unknown mistress. When his brother became Ptolemy XII of Egypt in 80 BC, he was given Cyprus to rule. His kingdom was unilaterally annexed by Rome in 58 BC. He was offered the… …   Ancient Egypt

Ptolemy — I. biographical name name of 15 kings of Egypt 323 30 B.C. II. biographical name 2d century A.D. Claudius Ptolemaeus Alexandrian astronomer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Ptolemy — noun /ˈtɒləmi,ˈtɑləmi/ of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt …   Wiktionary

Ptolemy — 1) История: Птоломей 2) Кино: Птолемей …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Ptolemy — [ tɔlimi] Птолемей Клавдий (ок. 90 ок. 160), древнегреческий астроном; создатель геоцентрической системы мира; разработал математическую теорию движения планет вокруг неподвижной Земли, позволявшую предвычислять их положение на небе …   Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого

Ptolemy — See Exact sciences (The) in Hellenistic times: texts and issues, see Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics …   History of philosophy

Ptolemy of Mauretania — or Ptolemy of Morocco (Ptolemy or Ptolemaios, Greek: ο Πτολεμαίος , Latin: PTOLEMAEVS , 1 BC – AD 40) was a prince and the last Roman client king of Mauretania.Ptolemy was the only son to queen Cleopatra Selene II and king Juba II of Mauretania.… …   Wikipedia