1. Tycho Brahe was born in Skane (which was then under Danish rule) in 1546.
2. Tycho’s father was from the Danish nobility. His mother was from an important, but not noble family. He was the second child of ten and he had one older sister.
3. Tycho Brahe was educated at the University of Wittenburg and University of Rostock.
6. Tycho Brahe was an astronomer.
7. Tycho wrote De Nova Stella, which is still studied today.
8. Tycho was the last astronomer to propose the geocentric model, albeit with minor variations.
9. Tycho had a silver nose. His real one was cut off in a duel.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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