Geography & Geography (Ptolemy) - Unionpedia, the concept map

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Geography and Geography (Ptolemy)

Geography vs. Geography (Ptolemy)

Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία; combining 'Earth' and 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The Geography (Γεωγραφικὴ Ὑφήγησις,, "Geographical Guidance"), also known by its Latin names as the Geographia and the Cosmographia, is a gazetteer, an atlas, and a treatise on cartography, compiling the geographical knowledge of the 2nd-century Roman Empire.

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

Ancient Greek and Geography · Ancient Greek and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

Ancient Rome and Geography · Ancient Rome and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Atlas

An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth.

Atlas and Geography · Atlas and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Babylonia

Babylonia (𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria and Iran).

Babylonia and Geography · Babylonia and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Cartography

Cartography (from χάρτης chartēs, 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and γράφειν graphein, 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps.

Cartography and Geography · Cartography and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

Christopher Columbus and Geography · Christopher Columbus and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

Earth and Geography · Earth and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Eratosthenes

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (Ἐρατοσθένης; –) was a Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist.

Eratosthenes and Geography · Eratosthenes and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Geographia Generalis

Geographia Generalis is a seminal work in the field of geography authored by Bernhardus Varenius, first published in 1650.

Geographia Generalis and Geography · Geographia Generalis and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Geographic coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude.

Geographic coordinate system and Geography · Geographic coordinate system and Geography (Ptolemy) · See more »

Geography and cartography in the medieval Islamic world

Medieval Islamic geography and cartography refer to the study of geography and cartography in the Muslim world during the Islamic Golden Age (variously dated between the 8th century and 16th century).

Geography and Geography and cartography in the medieval Islamic world · Geography (Ptolemy) and Geography and cartography in the medieval Islamic world · See more »

Latitude

In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body.

Geography and Latitude · Geography (Ptolemy) and Latitude · See more »

Longitude

Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body.

Geography and Longitude · Geography (Ptolemy) and Longitude · See more »

Marco Polo

Marco Polo (8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.

Geography and Marco Polo · Geography (Ptolemy) and Marco Polo · See more »

Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

Geography and Middle Ages · Geography (Ptolemy) and Middle Ages · See more »

Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy (Πτολεμαῖος,; Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science.

Geography and Ptolemy · Geography (Ptolemy) and Ptolemy · See more »

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

Geography and Roman Empire · Geography (Ptolemy) and Roman Empire · See more »

Strabo

StraboStrabo (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed.

Geography and Strabo · Geography (Ptolemy) and Strabo · See more »