Tycho Brahe

Tycho Brahe. (1546 - 1601). Danish astronomer of the Renaissance, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations. Generally called Tycho for short. Born Tyge Ottesen Brahe.

Noteworthy

• Observation.
• Copernican Heliocentrism.
• He was known during his lifetime as an astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist.
• He was the last major astronomer before the invention of the telescope.
• Tychonic system.
• Tycho's supernova.

Quotations

• Tycho_Brahe_quotes

See Also

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_Brahe
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernican_heliocentrism

Image

Tycho Brahe, kasteel Skokloster, circa 1596
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