Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus), Alexandrian Greek astronomer and geographer, 1618. Artist: Unknown

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Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus), Alexandrian Greek astronomer and geographer, 1618. Ptolemy (fl150 AD) is shown wearing a crown as he was often confused with the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt. He holds dividers and an armillary sphere and the Sun and Moon are in the sky behind him.

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