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(For the above and later information on Brahe, I used Brittanica, the online encyclopedia)  Brahe’s life overlapped with Galileo 37 years and with Kepler 30 years Galileo’s life overlapped with Kepler 71 years  (Determined through calculations of the above dates)  (For this response I used the Ninth Edition of the Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, […] Continue reading →

Tycho Brahe was an aspiring Danish lawyer when he first became fascinated in astronomy. He was reportedly inspired by a total solar eclipse then later a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, which is where his practical advancements in astronomy came from. The Ptolemaian and Copernican models were off by several days on predicting the conjunction, […] Continue reading →

Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) Tycho Brahe was the best naked eye observer of all time. He lived before the invention of the telescope, and therefore had to rely on his vision for all of his observations. He presented a geo-heliocentric model of the solar system in which the sun and moon revolved around Earth but everything […] Continue reading →

Of the given astronomers, I chose Tycho Brahe (December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601): Tycho Brahe created precise instruments for observing and measuring the sky before the creation of the telescope. He kept a meticulous record of stars and planets- in particular Mars along with a new model of the solar system which would […] Continue reading →

Brahe was important to astronomy because he developed astronomical instruments and was uniquely accurate in determining and charting the locations of celestial bodies before the advent of the telescope. He also brought artistry to his work, creating a unique observatory and even a novel way to bind his manuscripts. His astronomical contributions include charting accurate […] Continue reading →