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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by burnspress

Tycho Brahe: Tycho’s primary contribution to astronomy is his collection of stellar and planetary observations. Accurate to within one arcminute, Tycho’s naked eye observations were unprecedented in quality. Tycho proved that comets lay in the realm of the heavens and sought to improve upon the current model of the solar system. Although Tycho never lived […] Continue reading →

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Tycho Brahe: Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by zoodrey

sweet mustache! the 411 on Tycho Brahe: Brahe proposed a theory different than the one we support today (where the Moon orbits the Earth which orbits the Sun with the other planets) ; Brahe supported a geo-heliocentric solar system with the Moon and the Sun orbiting Earth and the remaining planets orbiting the Sun still. He … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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Tycho Brahe: Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 6, 2013 by zoodrey

sweet mustache! the 411 on Tycho Brahe: Brahe proposed a theory different than the one we support today (where the Moon orbits the Earth which orbits the Sun with the other planets) ; Brahe supported a geo-heliocentric solar system with the Moon and the Sun orbiting Earth and the remaining planets orbiting the Sun still. He … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Megan C

Tycho Brahe (December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601) was a Danish astronomer who is an important astronomical figure because of his naked eye observations. Before the telescope, he amassed a great trove of extremely accurate data that would be used by Kepler to develop his Three Laws of Planetary Motion. This means he basically provided the […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Will K

About Tycho: Tycho Brahe is known as one of the most reliable naked eye observers of his time. Using an elaborate naked eye observatory sponsored by King Frederick II, Tycho was able to accurately measure the movements of the stars. He was convinced that the Sun was the center of the solar system but he […] Continue reading →

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