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%	11		Egyptian 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%	7		Astronomer'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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