The Cosmic Reporter
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)’
by Tim Linder
Tycho Brahe was a well
^ stronom er of the late
15l)()s. He made many impor
tant contributions to the world
of astronomy and he was the
last great astronomer of the
pre-telescopic era.
®^ c was b °™ in
1546. In 1560, when he was 14
years old, he was so impressed
by solar eclipse that he became
interested in astronomv.
In the latter half of the 1500's,
Tycho made many important
astronomical observations. HE
built large and accurate instru
ments with which he studied the
movements of the planet Mars
and made accurate measure
ments of star positions.
In 1572, Tycho made detailed
observations of a supernova.
These observations helped to
prove that the stars lie beyond
our atmosphere in a realm of
stars that was previously
thought to be unchanging.
In 1576, Tycho set up an
observatory on the island of
Ven, which became the astro
nomical center of the world.
From this observatory, Tycho
made the most accurate
measurements of his time of the
stars and planets. With his
accurate instruments, Tycho
was even able to measure the
length of the year to within 1
second.
In 1599, Tycho was appointed
Imperial Mathematician by
Emperor Rudolf II. Tycho
Brahe died in 1601, leaving his
observations to determine some
of the basic laws of planetary
motion. Kepler also used
Tycho's observations to prove
the Copernican theory of a sun-
centered solar system.
. One night when it is clear and
the moon is full, try to spot a
bright crater near the southern
limb of the moon. Tliis is the
crater Tycho named after Tycho
Brahe.
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2. Jo Ann Fenton, the owner of
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