Ptolemaic
[,tɔli'meiik]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; 'in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it' .
(adj.) of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.
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Definition
adj. pertaining to the race of Egyptian kings called the Ptolemies: pertaining to Ptolemy the astronomer (of the 2d century)—also Ptolem?prime;an.—n. Ptolemā′ist one who believes in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.—Ptolemaic system the method by which Ptolemy the astronomer explained the structure of the heavens and the motions of the heavenly bodies (139 A.D.).
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Examples
- A second developed a trigonometry of sines to replace the Ptolemaic trigonometry of chords. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires lasted for a considerable time: the forms of government in Asia Minor and the Balkans were more unstable. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- L ater Copernicus spent nine years in Italy, studying at the universities and acquainting himself wit h Ptolemaic and other ancient views concerning the motions of the planets. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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