Tycho Brahes Stjerneborg
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Tycho Brahes Stjerneborg
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Science Source
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Tycho Brahe's underground observatory of Stjerneborg next to his palace-observatory Uraniborg, located on the island of Hven in Oresund. Under the largest dome was the nine-foot "great armillary". Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was a Danish astronomer. After becoming interested in astronomy as a student in Copenhagen, Tycho Brahe realized the difficulty of making accurate measurements of celestial bodies with the instruments of the day. His designs for new methods and devices won him great fame. He was granted an estate on the island of Hven to conduct his research, and funding to built the Uraniborg observatory. From there he generated the most accurate astronomical data of his time. He was exiled to Prague in 1597 and was assisted in his work there by Johannes Kepler until his death.
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