Although Ptolemy wrote works on mathematics, geography, and optics, he is chiefly known for the Almagest, a 13-book compendium on astronomy that became the basis for mankind's world picture until the heliocentric system of Nicolaus Copernicus began to supplant Ptolemy's geocentric system in the mid-16th century.
Asked then why he would not simply designate Mr. Libeskind as his architect, Mr. Silverstein said Mr. Libeskind was chiefly known for low-rise and mid-rise public buildings, like the Jewish Museum in Berlin.
A decade after Ruth Reichl awarded it three stars in these pages, Veritas was chiefly known for being expensive.
The region was chiefly known for mining, but it was also famous for basket-weaving, and the dexterity required for that was used to make precise ticking things.
Although he was chiefly known as a dramatic actor, Rickman also notably appeared in comedies, using his dour manner for laughs.
The two works for which he is chiefly known, Les Provinciales and the Pensées, date from the years of his life spent at Port-Royal.
The Atlanta-based independent record label Dust-to-Digital is chiefly known, for better and for worse, for its 2003 gospel box set "Goodbye, Babylon".
Sargent is chiefly known for his lavishly elegant society portraits, like the famous "Madame X" (1884), now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum.
Mordovia is a region dotted with lakes that is chiefly known for its prison camps dating back to the Stalin era.
The film was directed by Hoss Gifford, a website designer who has worked for Burger King, J&B whisky and BBC Choice, but who is chiefly known for his Spank the Monkey site.
