Ptolemaic

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Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy, and may refer to:

Pertaining to the Ptolemaic dynasty[edit]

Pertaining to a certain ancient writer[edit]

  • Relating to Ptolemy, 2nd-century AD geographer and astronomer/astrologer
  • Ptolemaic system, a geocentric model of the universe developed in detail by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus

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