Question

who prepared detailed world maps using longitudes and latitudes ?A)ptolemyB)anaximanderC)mercatorD)hecataeus

Answer 1

Explanation:

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS

A} PTOLEMY.

Answer 2

Ptolemy prepared detailed world maps using longitudes and latitudes

Claudius Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy  was a Ancient Cartographers.

• Claudius Ptolemy (also known as Ptolemy) was an Egyptian general who was born in Alexandria.
• Ptolemy was a prominent Greek geographer who created comprehensive maps of the world using latitudes and longitudes. His maps, on the other hand, were all lost for a long time.
• To describe the motions of the Sun, Moon, and five planets known at the time, Ptolemy's method included at least 80 epicycles.
• Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, he believed, travelled around the Earth in this order: Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
• Ptolemy's works were utilised to construct maps by Arab scholars and sailors.
• Ptolemy's works were rediscovered by Europeans around 1480 CE (but not the maps).
• Ptolemy generated a new excitement in the non-Arab world during the 15th century, and some notable schools arose, including the Italian school, the French school, the English school, and the German school.
• Ptolemy's personal life is shrouded in mystery.

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