1 thought on “who was ptolemy ? why he was known as the father of map making”
Answer:
Claudius Ptolemy was a mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, geographer and astrologer who wrote several scientific treatises, three of which were of importance to later Byzantine, Islamic and Western European science.
Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator: Father of Modern Mapmaking: 0 (Signature Lives) Library Binding
Answer:
Claudius Ptolemy was a mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, geographer and astrologer who wrote several scientific treatises, three of which were of importance to later Byzantine, Islamic and Western European science.
Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator: Father of Modern Mapmaking: 0 (Signature Lives) Library Binding