Tycho Brahe
1546 to 1601
14 documented presences
11 places
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Tycho Brahe (born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, 14 December 1546 to 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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Tycho Brahe was documented, and when
14 December 1546exact date
Knutstorp Castleattested
“Tycho was born on 14 December 1546, at his family's ancestral seat at Knutstorp (; ), about north of Svalöv in then Danish Scania (Swedish since 1658).”
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19 April 1559exact date
University of Copenhagenattested
“At age 12, on 19 April 1559, Tycho began studies at the University of Copenhagen.”
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4 June 1565exact date
Denmarkattested
“Shortly after Tycho's arrival in Denmark, Jørgen Brahe was defeated in the action of 4 June 1565, and shortly afterwards died of a fever.”
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1566year
University of Rostockattested
“In 1566, Tycho left to study at the University of Rostock in what is now Germany.”
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1568year
Roskilde Cathedralattested
“In 1568, he was appointed a canon at Roskilde Cathedral in Denmark, a largely honorary position that allowed him to focus on his studies.”
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1568year
Denmarkattested
“In 1568, he was appointed a canon at Roskilde Cathedral in Denmark, a largely honorary position that allowed him to focus on his studies.”
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1568year
Roskildeattested
“In 1568, he was appointed a canon at Roskilde Cathedral in Denmark, a largely honorary position that allowed him to focus on his studies.”
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1575year
Denmarkattested
“He then started lecturing on astronomy, but gave it up and left Denmark in spring 1575 to tour abroad.”
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1580year
Tycho (lunar crater)attested
“Another dispute concerned the mathematician Paul Wittich, who, after staying on Hven in 1580, taught Count Wilhelm of Kassel and his astronomer Christoph Rothmann to build copies of Tycho's instruments without permission from Tycho.”
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1590year
Hvenattested
“After his visit to Hven in 1590, James wrote a poem comparing Tycho with Apollon and Phaethon.”
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1597 to 1601period
Pragueattested
“In 1597, Tycho Brahe moved to Prague, where he continued his work and was eventually appointed by Emperor Rudolf II in 1601 as imperial mathematician.”
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1597 to 1598period
Wandsbekattested
“From 1597 to 1598, he spent a year at the castle of his friend Heinrich Rantzau at Haus Wandesburg in Wandsbek outside Hamburg.”
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1597 to 1598period
Hamburgattested
“From 1597 to 1598, he spent a year at the castle of his friend Heinrich Rantzau at Haus Wandesburg in Wandsbek outside Hamburg.”
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1599year
Pragueattested
“In 1599, he obtained the patronage of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and moved to Prague, as Imperial Court Astronomer.”
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Places Tycho Brahe is documented in
Denmark3 presences · 1565 to 1575Prague2 presences · 1597 to 1599Hamburg1 presence · 1597University of Copenhagen1 presence · 1559
Hven1 presence · 1590
Knutstorp Castle1 presence · 1546
Roskilde1 presence · 1568
Roskilde Cathedral1 presence · 1568
Tycho (lunar crater)1 presence · 1580
University of Rostock1 presence · 1566
Wandsbek1 presence · 1597
Other places tied to Tycho Brahe in the record
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February 1562month
Copenhagenmentioned
“Vedel and his pupil left Copenhagen in February 1562.”
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1564 to 1565period
Leipzigmentioned
“When Tycho and Vedel returned from Leipzig in 1565, Denmark was at war with Sweden, and as vice-admiral of the Danish fleet, Jørgen Brahe had become a national hero for having participated in the sinking of the Swedish warship Mars durin…”
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9 May 1571exact date
Knutstorp Castlementioned
“At the end of 1570, he was informed of his father's ill health, so he returned to Knutstorp Castle, where his father died on 9 May 1571.”
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1572year
Tycho (lunar crater)mentioned
“The first volume, devoted to the new star of 1572, was not ready, because the reduction of the observations of 1572–73 involved much research to correct the stars' positions for refraction, precession, the motion of the Sun etc., and was…”
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11 November 1572exact date
Herrevad Abbeymentioned
“On 11 November 1572, Tycho observed, from Herrevad Abbey, a very bright star, now numbered SN 1572, which had unexpectedly appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia.”
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1574year
Copenhagenmentioned
“In 1574, they moved to Copenhagen where their daughter Magdalene was born.”
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1576year
Øresundmentioned
“The King heard of Tycho's plans, and desiring to keep the distinguished scientist, in 1576 he offered Tycho the island of Hven in Øresund and funding to set up an observatory.”
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1577 to 1588period
Uraniborgmentioned
“The second volume, titled (Second Book About Recent Phenomena in the Celestial World) and devoted to the comet of 1577, was printed at Uraniborg and some copies were issued in 1588.”
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1583year
Moscowmentioned
“Among his predictions was bloodshed in Moscow, and the imminent fall of Ivan the Terrible by 1583.”
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1584year
Uraniborgmentioned
“When he realized that the towers of Uraniborg were not adequate as observatories, because of the instruments' exposure to the elements and the movement of the building, he constructed an underground observatory close to Uraniborg called…”
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1597year
Hvenmentioned
“Tycho left Hven in 1597, bringing some of his instruments with him to Copenhagen, and entrusting others to a caretaker on the island.”
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1597year
Copenhagenmentioned
“Tycho left Hven in 1597, bringing some of his instruments with him to Copenhagen, and entrusting others to a caretaker on the island.”
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1598year
Uraniborgmentioned
“The instruments he had used in Uraniborg and Stjerneborg were depicted and described in detail in his star catalogue or Instruments for the restoration of astronomy, first published in 1598.”
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1602 to 1603period
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