Tycho Brahe
Also known as Tycho Brahé
Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601
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Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer and alchemist who lived from 1546 to 1601 and made detailed observations of the night sky during the Renaissance. His precise astronomical measurements and records became foundational for understanding how planets and stars move, helping to advance scientific knowledge during a pivotal period in the history of astronomy.
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- Born
- 1546
- Died
- 1601
- Works
- 72
Top works
- Tychonis Brahe ... Astronomiae instavratae progymnasmata
- Inscriptiones haffnienses latinæ, danicæ et germanicæ, unà cum inscriptionibus amagriensibus, uraniburgicis et stellæburgicis, nec non duabus epistolis, unâ Tychonis Brahe ad Peucerum missâ, alterâ ejusdem sororis Sophiæ Brahe metricâ latinâ ad nobilem Danum Nicolaum Lange chymiæ studiosissimum scriptâ
- Tychonis Brahe Triangulorum planorum et sphaericorum praxis arithmetica, qua maximus eorum praesertim in astronomicis usus compendiose explicatur
- Tychonis Brahe Dani Scripta Astronomica
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Works in European collections
23 objects attributed to Tycho Brahe, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Motuum coelestium ephemerides ab anno AE. V. MDCLXVI ad MDCLXXX ex observationibus correctis nobilissimorum Tychonis Brahei, & Ioh. Kepleri hypothesibus physicis, Tabulisque Rudolphinis
Epistolarum astronomicarum libri...
Astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata... : quorum haec prima pars de restitutione motuum Solis & Lunae, Stellarumque inerrantium tractat et praeterea de admiranda nova stella anno 1572
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Tycho Brahe (/ˈtaɪkoʊ ˈbrɑː(h)i, - ˈbrɑː(hə)/ TY-koh BRAH-(h)ee, - BRAH(-hə); Danish: [ˈtsʰykʰo ˈpʁɑːə] ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, Danish: [ˈtsʰyːjə ˈʌtəsn̩ ˈpʁɑːə]; 14 December 1546 – 24 October 1601), generally called Tycho for short, was a Danish astronomer known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations which helped to turn astronomy into the first modern science and launch the Scientific Revolution. He was known during his lifetime as an astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist. He was the last major astronomer before the invention of the telescope and has been described as the greatest pre-telescopic astronomer.
In 1572, Tycho noticed a completely new star that was brighter than any star or planet. Astonished by the existence of a star that ought not to have been there, he devoted himself to the creation of ever more accurate instruments of measurement over the next fifteen years (1576–1591). King Frederick II granted Tycho an estate on the island of Hven and the money to build Uraniborg, the first large observatory in Christian Europe. He later worked underground at Stjerneborg, where he realised that his instruments in Uraniborg were not sufficiently steady.
