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Tycho Brahe was one of the great astronomers of the 16th century. He lived before the telescope was invented yet he made very accurate observations of the positions of stars.
Tycho Brahe was born on Knudstrup on 14 December 1546.
(It was then part of n but it is now part of Sweden).
Identify tycho brahe biography summary
Tycho was from an upper-class family but he was brought up by his uncle, not his natural parents. Tycho first studied at a Latin school.
Then in 1559 when he was only 12 years old Tycho was sent to the University of Copenhagen.
He then studied law at the university until 1562. However, Tycho soon became interested in astronomy. On 21 August 1560, he saw a total eclipse of the Sun. Afterward, Tycho fell in love with astronomy and began studying the stars.
Tycho brahe discoveries
In 1562 Tycho went to Leipzig University where he remained until 1565. However, in 1563 Tycho observed a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. At that time he realized that existing tables predicting the movement of the stars and planets were inaccurat