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Egyptian Astronomer Crossword Clue

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noun

• Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

• an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra

24%11Egyptian ruler who abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism
noun

• early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)

19%7Astronomer's sighting instrument
noun

• surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments

• surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles

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