ptolemy
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- Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late renaissance
- An ancient dynasty of macedonian kings who ruled egypt from 323 bc to 30 bc; founded by ptolemy i and ended with cleopatra
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