Ptolemy

2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer

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Astronomy
Astrology
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Optics
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  • Hieronymi Cardani ... In Cl. Ptolemaei Pelvsiensis IIII de astrorum iudicijs, aut, ut uulgò uocant, Quadripartitae constructionis libros commentaria, quae non solum astronomis & astrologis, sed etiam omnibus philosophiae studiosis plurimum adiumenti adferre poterunt. Nunc primùm in lucem aedita. Praeterea eiusdem Hier. Cardani geniturarum XII et avditv mirabilia et notatu digna, & ad hanc scientiam recte exercendam obseruatu utilia, exempla. Atque alia multa quae interrogationibus et electionibus praeclarè seruiunt uanáque à ueris rectè secernunt. Ac denique eclipseos, quam grauissima pestis subsecuta est, exemplum / [Ptolemy].

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  • The school of Athens: a gathering of ancient philosophers. Engraving by G. Mochetti after Raphael.
  • The school of Athens: a gathering of Greek philosophers disputing with Saint Paul the Apostle. Engraving by G. Ghisi, 1550, after Raphael.
  • Mathematicians: Ptolemy, Pythagoras, Euclid, Nicomachus, Aristoxenus and Iamblichus. Engraving after J. van Steegeren, 1667 or 1668.
  • Nicolas Copernicus among other astronomers of the world. Process print after a wood engraving by J. Styfi and J. Holewinski, 18--, after M.E. Andirolli, 1873.
  • Mathematicians and astronomers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
  • The School of Athens: a key to the figures in the centre of the composition. Engraving by G. Volpato, after Raphael.
  • Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy). Woodcut by T. Stimmer, 1587.
  • The school of Athens: a gathering of ancient philosophers. Engraving by J. & T. Bartlett, 1835, after Raphael.
  • Aristotle and Ptolemy discuss with Copernicus their respective views on the movements of the Sun and the Earth. Engraving, 1663, after S. Della Bella, 1632.
  • Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the solar system. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1741, after by P. Langendijk, 1715.
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