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Brahe

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  • Dec 14, 1546

    Background Information

    Born in Scania, was a nobleman with a private eduacation. Followed the Lutheran faith.
  • Jan 1, 1573

    Book Published

    In 1572 Brahe observed a supernova. With his findings he published a small book, De nova stella. Thereby coining the term nova for a "new" star (we now classify this star as a supernova)
  • Jan 1, 1580

    Heliocentric Theory

    Heliocentric Theory
    Brahe developed the Heliocentric Theory. This theory states that the Sun revolves around the Earth and the rest of the planets revolve around the Sun. Though this theory is wrong, astronomers like Galileo were able to dig deeper into it and create a correct one.

  • Present Day

    Today we still use the theory that Galileo formulated from the findings of Brahe. Though he was wrong, he made a very big impact on modern astronomy.