Claudius Ptolemy Quiz: questions and answers

Claudius Ptolemy Quiz: questions and answers
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Claudius Ptolemy was a Roman astronomer, mathematician, geographer and theorist of music. Ha was the author of the work which set the basis of the astronomy.

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1. Who was Claudius Ptolemy?

2. Where did Claudius Ptolemy live?

3. When was Claudius Ptolemy born?

4. What was the first astronomical treatise by Ptolemy?

5. When did Claudius Ptolemy die?

6. Which name Arabic astronomers addressed 'Ptolemy' by?

7. What is the meaning of Tetrabiblos?

8. Which one is the second treatise written by Claudius Ptolemy?

9. Who said that Ptolemy was a member of Egypt's royal lineage?

10. Which tool for astronomical calculations was invented by Ptolemy?

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