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Ptolemy and Mercator - A History of Cartography
Ptolemy was an astronomer who helped advance the idea that the earth is spherical. He wrote in Greek and his last name is Ptolemy, which is a Greek name. Because of all that he had a huge influence on Europe. However, there were a couple of big flaws with his work.
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