Tycho Brahe

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Tycho Brahe was a Danish nobleman and astronomer whose precise naked-eye observations of the heavens greatly improved astronomical data and paved the way for Kepler’s laws of planetary motion.

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Tycho Brahe canonical 54
Brahe 1
Tycho Brahe (as patron) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish person
astronomer
human
nobleman
astronomicalDataUsedBy Johannes Kepler
birthName Tyge Ottesen Brahe
linked to: Tycho Brahe
built Stjerneborg observatory
Uraniborg observatory
burialPlace Church of Our Lady before Týn
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
dateOfBirth 1546-12-14
dateOfDeath 1601-10-24
demonstrated that comets are celestial objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
discovered that SN 1572 was a supernova beyond the Moon
education University of Basel
University of Copenhagen
University of Leipzig
University of Rostock
University of Wittenberg
employer Frederick II of Denmark
era Renaissance
ethnicGroup Dane
familyName Brahe
linked to: Tycho Brahe
fieldOfWork alchemy
astrology
astronomy
observational astronomy
gender male
givenName Tyge
hadChild Jørgen Brahe
Kirstine Brahe
Magdalene Brahe
Tycho Brahe Jr.
Vibeke Brahe
influenced Johannes Kepler
influencedBy Copernicus
linked to: Nicolaus Copernicus

Ptolemy
linked to: Claudius Ptolemaeus
instrumentation armillary spheres
large mural quadrant
sextants
knownFor Tychonic system
languageOfWorkOrName Danish
Latin
legacy foundation for Kepler's laws of planetary motion
memberOf Brahe family
name Tycho Brahe
nobleTitle Baron
notableEvent lost part of his nose in a duel
notableFor improving astronomical data
influencing Kepler's laws of planetary motion
precise naked-eye astronomical observations
observed Great Comet of 1577
SN 1572
occupation alchemist
astrologer
astronomer
nobleman
patron Frederick II of Denmark
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
linked to: Denmark–Norway

Knudstrup
Scania
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Bohemia
linked to: Bohemia

Prague
proposed Tychonic system
religion Lutheranism
residence Hven
Prague
Stjerneborg
Uraniborg
spouse Kirsten Jørgensdatter
studentOrAssistant Johannes Kepler
used metal prosthetic nose

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Johannes Kepler influencedBy Tycho Brahe
Willem Blaeu studiedUnder Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe name Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe birthName Tyge Ottesen Brahe
linked to: Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe familyName Brahe
linked to: Tycho Brahe
Frederick II of Denmark patronage Tycho Brahe
Tychonic system namedAfter Tycho Brahe
Tychonic system proposedBy Tycho Brahe
Hven associatedWith Tycho Brahe
SN 1572 discoveredBy Tycho Brahe
SN 1572 observedBy Tycho Brahe
Great Comet of 1577 observedBy Tycho Brahe
Great Comet of 1577 measuredBy Tycho Brahe
Kirsten Jørgensdatter livedWith Tycho Brahe
Kirsten Jørgensdatter associatedWith Tycho Brahe’s observatories on Hven
linked to: Tycho Brahe
Brahe family notableMember Tycho Brahe
Tyge originalFormOf Tycho Brahe
Tyge bearer Tycho Brahe
Vibeke Brahe father Tycho Brahe
Vibeke Brahe relative Tycho Brahe
Vibeke Brahe notableRelative Tycho Brahe
Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow notableStudent Tycho Brahe (as patron)
linked to: Tycho Brahe
Knudstrup birthplaceOf Tycho Brahe
Stjerneborg designedBy Tycho Brahe
Stjerneborg builtBy Tycho Brahe
Stjerneborg operator Tycho Brahe
Stjerneborg category Tycho Brahe
Kirstine Brahe father Tycho Brahe
Kirstine Brahe relative Tycho Brahe
Kirstine Brahe notable relative Tycho Brahe
Kirstine Brahe associated with Tycho Brahe
Magdalene Brahe father Tycho Brahe
Magdalene Brahe notableRelative Tycho Brahe
Magdalene Brahe relative Tyge Brahe
linked to: Tycho Brahe
Jørgen Brahe fosterFatherOf Tycho Brahe
Jørgen Brahe relative Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe Jr. father Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe Jr. relative Tycho Brahe
Stjerneborg designedBy Tycho Brahe
subject linked to: Stjerneborg observatory