Usage examples for ptolemaic
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The greatest astronomer of ancient times was Hipparchus, and to him the system known as the Ptolemaic system is no doubt largely due. – Pioneers of Science by Oliver Lodge
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He said that before the decree of 1616 he had held the truth of the Copernican system to be arguable, but since then he had held the Ptolemaic to be true. – A History of Freedom of Thought by John Bagnell Bury
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In the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods the priests composed several small works such as the " Book of Breathings" and the " Book of Traversing Eternity," which were based upon the Book of the Dead, and were supposed to contain in a highly condensed form all the texts that were necessary for salvation. – The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians by E. A. Wallis Budge