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How did Ptolemy contribute to oceanography

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provided detailed maps

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Ptolemy provided detailed maps for oceanography. Ptolemy was a second century mathematician. He drew some of the earliest detailed maps and his maps included latitude and longitude data for over 8,000 different locations which allows modern map drawers to reconstruct them.

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