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Tycho Brahe

By lindsayanddiamond
  • Dec 14, 1546

    Birth

  • Period: Dec 14, 1546 to

    Tycho Brahe's Life

  • Aug 21, 1560

    Solar Eclipse

    A solar eclipse that had been predicted caused Tycho to become very interested in astronomy.
  • Dec 29, 1566

    Tycho lost his nose

    Tycho lost his nose in a sword battle with his third cousin.
  • Nov 11, 1572

    The 1572 Supernova

    Tycho Brahe observed a very bright star that seemed as if it did not move. The star was later named as SN 1572. Tycho's discovery later became the inspiration for Edgar Allen Poe's poem, Al Aaraaf.
  • Feb 20, 1574

    Published Observations

    Tycho Brahe published the observations from his first ever observatory at Herrevad Abbey.

  • Moved to Prague

    Tycho Brahe moved to Prague after his influence over people declined.

  • Death