Ptolemy - Named After Ptolemy

Named After Ptolemy

There are several characters or items named after Ptolemy, including:

  • The crater Ptolemaeus on the Moon;
  • The crater Ptolemaeus on Mars;
  • The asteroid 4001 Ptolemaeus;
  • A character in the fantasy series The Bartimaeus Trilogy: this fictional Ptolemy is a young magician (from Alexandria) whom Bartimaeus loved; he made the journey into "the Other Place" being hunted by his cousin, because he was a magician;
  • The name of Celestial Being's carrier ship in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 00.
  • Track number 10 on Selected Ambient Works 85–92 by Aphex Twin.
  • The Ptolemy Stone used in the mathematics courses at both St. John's College campuses.
  • English astronomer and TV presenter Sir Patrick Moore has a cat named Ptolemy.

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