Ptolemaic astronomy

GPTKB entity

Statements (71)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Almagest
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:describes geocentric model
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:explains planetary motion
gptkbp:founded_in 2nd century AD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ptolemaic astronomy
gptkbp:includes epicycles
deferents
theory of epicycles
theory of deferents
gptkbp:influenced medieval astronomy
gptkbp:involves mathematical calculations
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for modern astronomy
astronomical education
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:literature
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
geocentrism
gptkbp:is_based_on observational data
geometric principles
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:is_characterized_by complex models
epicycles and deferents
gptkbp:is_compared_to modern astronomy
heliocentric model
gptkbp:is_considered a historical model
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Nicolaus_Copernicus
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by modern astronomy
scientific debates
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:academic_journals
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:The_Almagest
historical manuscripts
gptkbp:is_influenced_by Aristotelian philosophy
gptkbp:is_influential_in gptkb:Islamic_astronomy
Renaissance astronomy
European scholars
gptkbp:is_known_for its complexity
its predictive power
gptkbp:is_part_of the history of astronomy
gptkbp:is_popular_in the ancient world
gptkbp:is_recognized_as a significant historical model
an early astronomical system
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:textbooks
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:astrology
gptkb:cosmology
celestial mechanics
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
history of science
gptkbp:is_taught_in astronomy courses
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:is_used_to predict celestial events
explain retrograde motion
gptkbp:led_to the scientific revolution
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Copernican_heliocentrism
gptkbp:used_for navigational purposes
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkbp:was_refined_by later astronomers
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:the_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Khwarizmi's_astronomical_tables
gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkb:Tusi_Couple
gptkb:Ptolemaic_dynasty
gptkb:spherical_astrolabe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5