Claudius Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (c.AD 90 – c.AD 168) was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer. He lived in the city of Alexandria in the Roman province of Egypt. He wrote in Greek and held a Roman citizenship. He was probably one of the most famous astronomers, even though most of his theories were later proved wrong or incorrect. Yet he laid down the foundation for future astronomers and mathematicians to take. His theories dominated the scientific field until the 16th century.
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He was one of the first to create the horoscopes by applying astronomy to astrology in his book Tetrabiblos. Ptolemy's most famous work is the geocentric model.
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