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Oh, This guy I think...
Posted By: ErnieDate: 5/12/02 9:22 a.m.

In Response To: Who IS Tycho Brahe? (Ernie)

: Now, I'm probably just being ignorant, but my only knowledge of a 'Tycho
: Brahe' is the Tycho at Penny-arcade.com. (:-D

: What is the Tycho Brahe in the Marathon Series? A Character (that i dont
: remember...) or was he one of the Bungie crew? OR an astranomer perhapse?

: -Ernie [confused]

http://www.nada.kth.se/~fred/tycho.html
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Tycho Brahe, Danish Astronomer,
His astronomical achievements
Tycho Brahe made a remarkable star catalogue of over 1000 stars, far more than any astronomer before him. He proved that comets are not objects in the atmosphere. He showed irregularities in the moons orbit. His wall quadrant and other instrument became widely copied and lead to improved stellar instruments. Kepler used Tycho Brahe's observations when he constructed his famous laws of planetary movement.

Portrait of Tycho, and his signature "Tyge Brage"
His life in a few important years
1572. He found a new star, Stella Nova, in the formation Cassiopeia.
1576. Tycho Brahe received the island Hven from king Fredrik II.
8/8 1576. The foundation of the castle Uranienborg.
Tycho Brahe studies the stars (take a look!) at Uranienborg and Stjärneborg.
1597. Tycho Brahe looses the royal support and leave the island.
Tycho goes to Wandsbech (near Hamburg) and then to Prag.
Emperor Rudolf II gives him the castle Benatky 30 km from Prag, but he later moves to a house in Prag suited for observations.
1600. Johannes Kepler is employed.
1601. Tycho Brahe dies. Kepler writes down his last words: "Ne frustra vixisse videar" (May I not seemed to have lived in vain)
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Right right... I should have lerned to research something before posting a question that can be solved by the God-like google.com.

-Ernie

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Marathon and 2001: A Space Odyssey:: Beer Can :: 5/11/02 9:14 p.m.
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                 Re: Marathon and 2001: A Space Odyssey:: Beer Can :: 5/12/02 1:23 p.m.
           Who IS Tycho Brahe?Ernie 5/12/02 9:13 a.m.
                 Oh, This guy I think...Ernie 5/12/02 9:22 a.m.
                 Re: Who IS Tycho Brahe?:: Beer Can :: 5/12/02 1:25 p.m.
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