| 单词 | Brahe |
| 例句 | Brahe’s observatory: the curved scale is a quadrant for measuring elevations that is built into the wall; inside it is a trompe I’oeil section of Brahe’s observatory, with a giant figure of Brahe himself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He aspired to become a colleague of the great Tycho Brahe, who for thirty-five years had devoted himself, before the invention of the telescope, to the measurement of a clockwork universe, ordered and precise. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In Peking, in the 1670s, Ferdinand Verbiest, a Jesuit astronomer, was able to build instruments based on his designs without ever having seen Brahe’s originals. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But with Tycho Brahe, measurements of distance suddenly became critical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Brahe did not count the star of Bethlehem as a true star, for the Gospel of Matthew describes it as moving in the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But long before this the Aristotelian demarcation between superlunary and sublunary had been shattered by Brahe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Moreover, it had a full set of phases, proof that it orbited the sun, as in the systems of Copernicus and Tycho Brahe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In astronomy, this process really gets under way with Tycho Brahe; in physics, with Pascal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Even the vast sextants and quadrants built by Tycho Brahe were simply enlarged sighting devices. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z On the base, from left to right, are Kepler in his study, a map of Brahe’s island of Hven and a printing press. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In 1602 Tycho Brahe published his Instruments for the Restoration of Astronomy, which provided elaborate illustrations of the new instruments he had devised for conducting astronomical observations. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Now Brahe set about proving that the impossible had in fact occurred by showing, using elementary trigonometry, that the new star could not be in the upper atmosphere but must be in the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Brahe’s caution about committing himself to this, the dissolution of the celestial spheres, is probably what had caused the delay in publication. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But Kepler had worked with Tycho Brahe, who had devised new instruments capable of measuring with astonishing accuracy to a single minute. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Indeed, his system precisely anticipated one put forward by Tycho Brahe some eighteen centuries later. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It left behind a flurry of books in which Brahe and his colleagues debated its location and significance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z From his own observations he noted the ramparts sur Brahe wrote: “I have been occupied in alchemy, as much as by the celestial studies, from my 23rd year.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, the mere existence of a diversity of results made it difficult to persuade everyone that Brahe’s arguments were conclusive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This principle of ever-more-exact measurement derives from Tycho Brahe; in tightening up the relationship between evidence and theory in physics, Galileo was extrapolating from the practices of the astronomers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The real revolution in astronomy came with Tycho Brahe’s nova, with the abandonment of belief in the crystalline spheres, and with the invention of the telescope. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As a result of his sighting of the new star Brahe was convinced that, if the structure of the universe was to be understood, much more accurate measurements must be made. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But Brahe and Ursus did not invent the priority dispute; rather, they cared about priority because mathematicians had been taking it seriously since at least 1520. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Kepler’s laws were empirical, based upon the painstaking observations of Tycho Brahe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Tycho Brahe, as we have seen, received state funding. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Astronomical instruments designed by Tycho Brahe serve as decorations. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The figures, from left to right, are the astronomers Hipparchus, Copernicus, an anonymous ancient observer, Brahe and Ptolemy, each surrounded by symbols of his work. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But in Kepler’s view Ptolemy’s measurements were not accurate enough, nor were any of those made since, except for Tycho Brahe’s. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Often, discoveries are named after their inventors; from 1597 it became standard to distinguish three systems of the cosmos, those of Ptolemy, Copernicus and Brahe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z On the evening of 11 November 1571, soon after sunset, a young Danish nobleman called Tycho Brahe was looking at the night sky. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It also ensured that Brahe’s new system was quickly known throughout Europe, so that his arguments could be tested against the nova of 1604 and the comets of 1618. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Strictly speaking, Brahe and Kepler weren’t quite the last mystics—but they certainly were, in astronomy at least, transitional figures between the mysticism of the Ancients and the science of Galileo and his successors. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Often, we have lost sight of their range of interests: Brahe and Hailey are well-known as astronomers, but who remembers that they were also cartographers? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Yet no such object could exist: Brahe knew his way around the heavens, and it was a fundamental principle of Aristotelian philosophy that there could be no change in them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Brahe at first thought that he had obtained a reliable figure for the parallax of Mars which proved the Ptolemaic system was mistaken, although he later realized that there were problems with it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Thomas also studied the heavens himself, and made observations of a supernova seen in 1572, some of which were used by Tycho Brahe in his analysis of that event. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Columbus, Brahe and Gilbert did not supply arguments that Galileo used; they supplied role-models that he was bold enough to follow. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z From a bird’s-eye view—the historian’s view—the Scientific Revolution is a long, slow process, beginning with Tycho Brahe and ending with Newton. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Admire the plaster hooters of various prominent Scandinavians: historic and modern day personalities such as the silver nose of Tycho Brahe, a 17th-century Danish astronomer, astrologer and alchemist. 10 of Europe’s oddest attractions and events 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Brahe renders mounds of things with stacks of lines. In the galleries: ‘Strange Landscapes’ explores gardens of unearthly delights 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z It began the year that a young Danish nobleman, Tycho Brahe, saw a new star in the constellation of Cassiopeia and was able to show that it shone far above the orbit of the Moon. Understanding the universe 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Brahe likens the sheets of paper to tectonic plates. In the galleries: ‘Strange Landscapes’ explores gardens of unearthly delights 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Every 16th-century savant and scholar and crackpot aspired to study in Prague under great minds like the astronomer Johannes Kepler and the court mathematician, Tycho Brahe. Unmasking Magic and Murder in the Best New Crime 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The major importance of Brahe’s work for posterity was that it provided a wealth of data for later astronomers to work from, even though his central argument turned out to be inaccurate. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Taqi al-Din’s method of calculating the coordinates of stars is said to have been better than those of Tycho Brahe and Nicolas Copernicus, noted astronomers working in northern Europe around the same time. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Otherwise the pre-telescopic observations of Brahe would not have been sufficient for Kepler to deduce that its orbit had the shape of an ellipse rather than a circle. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Kepler’s laws were formulated based on observations from Brahe; however, they were not proved formally until Sir Isaac Newton was able to apply calculus. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Brahe produced mountains of accurate data based on his observations. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1572 a Danish astronomer named Tycho Brahe noticed a new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Static sculptures of Brahe’s so-called armillary sphere proliferate in public parks, but few if any allow for detailed measurements like the one in Santa Fe. New device in New Mexico turns back clock on astronomy 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z These two astronomers were the observer Tycho Brahe and the mathematician Johannes Kepler. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A half-millennium later, when a “new and unusual” star briefly appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe proclaimed it “a miracle.” Is Betelgeuse, one of the sky’s brightest stars, on the brink of a supernova? 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z After Brahe’s death in 1601, his assistant, a brilliant mathematician named Johannes Kepler, continued his work. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As J. S. Fauber drives home in this dynamic science history, their intermeshed stories form a mighty “intergenerational epic” sweeping in the likes of Brahe’s sister Sophie and Galileo’s daughter Virginia. A heliocentric epic, volcanic viniculture, and cartoon chemistry: Books in brief 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Measurements taken by Brahe were accurate enough to challenge fundamental astronomical conceptions and misconceptions and help pave the way for Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity and the laws of motion, Donahue says. New device in New Mexico turns back clock on astronomy 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Brahe was the last and greatest of the pre-telescopic observers in Europe. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Consider the work of Tycho Brahe — a great astronomer of the sixteenth century, who nonetheless thought that the Sun orbited Earth. Better methods can’t make up for mediocre theory 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z After studying Brahe’s data, Kepler concluded that certain mathematical laws govern planetary motion. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Tycho Brahe’s precise astronomical measurements enabled Johannes Kepler to develop his laws of planetary motion and to make a significant contribution to the scientific revolution. Which Should Come First in Physics: Theory or Experiment? 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Tycho Brahe, the Renaissance scientist whose observations of the stars laid the groundwork for Galileo’s breakthroughs, made his living as a royal astrologer. Astrology app set to shake up ‘mystical services sector’ 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z At Hven, Brahe made a continuous record of the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets for almost 20 years. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Brahe was an ebullient figure—he had a brass nose from a duelling incident—and a keen sponsor of alchemy, a common pursuit at princely courts at the turn of the seventeenth century. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z At the height of the religious wars, two Protestant astronomers were appointed one after another as mathematicians to the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor: first Brahe, then Kepler. History: Science and the Reformation : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z In the sixteenth century, Kepler analysed the data of Copernicus and Brahe to reveal a previously hidden pattern: planets move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse. Quantum machine learning : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe and his apprentice German astronomer Johannes Kepler studied eclipses to try to arrive at a rough estimate of the moon's diameter. What Solar Eclipses Have Taught Us About the Universe 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z These data were extremely valuable, but Brahe didn’t have the ability to analyze them and develop a better model than what Ptolemy had published. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The constellation of metals recalled the findings of the Brahe exhumation, suggesting, to Zilberstein and Righetti, a connection between Kepler and alchemy. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z In what constellation did the 16th-century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe discover a new star? Denmark’s new citizenship test stumps even natives 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer who spend years charting the stars overhead and tracking their motions. Week in Geek - GIFs in SPAAAACE edition 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Macroeconomics is in the era of Kepler and Copernicus and Tycho Brahe. The Mystery of Missing Inflation Weighs on Fed Rate Move 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z When his patron, Frederick II, died in 1597, Brahe lost his political base and decided to leave Denmark. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In 2010, Brahe’s skeleton was exhumed in Prague, and remains of gold, silver, and arsenic were found in his beard, bones, and hair. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The great Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was buried there. History Of Science Notes: For Whom The Prague Tolls 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Few Elizabethan scholars pursued astronomy on the scale of Brahe or Galileo, both recipients of princely patronage. Tudor technology: Shakespeare and science 2014-04-04T13:53:10.201Z The famous astronomer Tycho Brahe first saw the comet as a reflection in his garden fish pond on Nov. 13, and likened its brightness to Venus. 'Comets of the Centuries': 500 Years of the Greatest Comets Ever Seen 2013-12-26T21:15:00.468Z There, in the year before his death, Brahe found a most able young mathematician, Johannes Kepler, to assist him in analyzing his extensive planetary data. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Kepler was a slight man with poor eyesight, and many of his conclusions were based on the observations of his predecessor, the brilliant Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The endeavor was dubbed Project Tycho, named for the Danish nobleman Tycho Brahe who made the voluminous astronomical observations that Kepler later tapped to develop the laws of planetary motion. Long-Term Disease Database Proves the Value of Vaccines 2013-11-27T23:45:00.410Z Young Will may have witnessed the blazing Stella Nova: the supernova spotted by Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe and others in 1572. Tudor technology: Shakespeare and science 2014-04-04T13:53:10.201Z Organizers of the effort dubbed it Project Tycho, after 16th-century Danish nobleman Tycho Brahe, whose astronomical observations laid the groundwork for Johannes Kepler to derive the laws of planetary motion. Researchers at University of Pittsburg create digital database of infectious diseases 2013-11-27T22:00:07Z Brahe was reluctant to provide Kepler with much material at any one time for fear that Kepler would discover the secrets of the universal motion by himself, thereby robbing Brahe of some of the glory. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z However, in contrast with Brahe, there is no record of Kepler conducting alchemy or consuming its remedies. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Yet we call what Linnaeus was doing science, and we call what Brahe was doing science. Is psychology a "real" science? Does it really matter? 2013-08-13T23:15:11.203Z When a star goes supernova, it leaves a remnant, like the one Tycho Brahe observed in 1572, or Johannes Kepler in 1604. When A Supernova ... Fizzles 2012-11-20T16:05:37Z Now that scientists have cleared up the mystery of Brahe’s death, perhaps they can take a look at the demise of the astronomer’s pet moose. Cold Case Files: Tycho Brahe Not Poisoned After All 2012-11-19T13:45:03.780Z Only after Brahe’s death in 1601 did Kepler get full possession of the priceless records. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Unlike Brahe, who was a wealthy aristocrat, Kepler was always hard up, and he avoided working with his hands, an unlikely combination for an alchemist. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z He divided his party and his stores, leaving Brahe and three men at the creek to wait for Wright, and started with Wills, King and Gray, on December 16, with six camels and a horse. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z In astronomy, the name of Tycho Brahe stands out in the sixteenth century like one of the first magnitude stars whose existence he catalogued. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z Kepler, the theory goes, desired fuller access to his mentor’s extensive catalog of astronomical observations, all of which he inherited upon Brahe’s death. Cold Case Files: Tycho Brahe Not Poisoned After All 2012-11-19T13:45:03.780Z Tycho Brahe’s accurate observations of planetary positions provided the data used by Johannes Kepler to derive his three fundamental laws of planetary motion. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z How fortunate was the occurrence of the new star of 1572, that turned the keen intellect of Tycho Brahe toward the heavens! Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Wright and Brahe, when at the dep�t, were within two hours' journey of the perishing leaders. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Tycho Brahe fainted at the sight of a fox, Henry the Third of France at that of a cat, and Marshal d’Albert at a pig. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z But a new analysis by Danish and Czech scientists indicates that this legend is just too good to be true, and that Brahe likely did indeed fall victim to uremia and a burst bladder. Cold Case Files: Tycho Brahe Not Poisoned After All 2012-11-19T13:45:03.780Z Why did Kepler need Tycho Brahe’s data to formulate his laws? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Excellent clocks are necessary for precise observation with such an instrument; but neither Tycho Brahe, nor Hevelius was provided with such accessories. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z The same day Brahe, who had met Wright, rode back to the dep�t. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Tycho Brahe, for many years of his life, was an adept; and even Kepler saw 114portents in the skies. Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 2012-02-22T03:00:23.620Z Back in 2010, the aforementioned Czech and Danish scientists decided to put the poison rumors to rest once and for all and exhumed Brahe’s body one last time. Cold Case Files: Tycho Brahe Not Poisoned After All 2012-11-19T13:45:03.780Z Why is Tycho Brahe often called “the greatest naked-eye astronomer” of all time? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, all are bound together as in a plot. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z They started from Cooper’s Creek, where Brahe was left with a dep�t store, while Burke, Wills, King, and Grey with three months’ provisions set out for the Gulf on December 16th, 1860. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z Innovative Clockworks In the 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe and his contemporaries tried to use clocks for scientific purposes, yet even the best ones were still too unreliable. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z The researchers took samples from Brahe’s beard, bones and teeth and used three different chemical methods to measure the mercury concentrations. Cold Case Files: Tycho Brahe Not Poisoned After All 2012-11-19T13:45:03.780Z Kepler initially assumed that the orbits of planets were circles, but doing so did not allow him to find orbits that were consistent with Brahe’s observations. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z One occurring in 1560, when Tycho Brahe was but fourteen, had much to do with turning his permanent interest toward mathematics and astronomy. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z They found the dep�t had been deserted that morning by Brahe; he, however, had remained several weeks beyond the time he was instructed to stay. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z But they encouraged the Chinese to adopt the tools of Tycho Brahe and other famous astronomers in the West. The Best Book of 2011: Why Science Emerged in the West 2011-12-29T17:55:32Z Yes, Brahe kept an elk as a pet, but the creature apparently drank too much beer one night at dinner, fell down some stairs and died. Cold Case Files: Tycho Brahe Not Poisoned After All 2012-11-19T13:45:03.780Z Working with Brahe’s observations of Mars, Kepler discovered that the planet speeds up as it comes closer to the Sun and slows down as it pulls away from the Sun. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In November, 1572, Tycho Brahe observed the most famous of all new stars, which blazed out in the constellation Cassiopeia. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Perhaps the most remarkable of these wonderful objects was that observed by the famous Tycho Brahe in 1572, in Cassiopeia, and called the "Pilgrim." Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z Welcome, thou New Year’s day, altho’ thou dost belong To those by Brahe reckoned the evil days among, Declaring that whatever may on this day begin Can never prosper rightly, nor true success can win. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z According to a first-person account by Johannes Kepler — then a protege of Brahe’s — Brahe was dining with the Danish emperor, and badly needed to relieve himself midway through the meal. Cold Case Files: Tycho Brahe Not Poisoned After All 2012-11-19T13:45:03.780Z It was the genius of Isaac Newton that found a conceptual framework that completely explained the observations and rules assembled by Galileo, Brahe, Kepler, and others. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Of course he took the fullest advantage of all that Ptolemy and Copernicus had done before him, and he had in addition the splendid observations of Tycho Brahe as a basis to work upon. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Tycho Brahe, who seems to have made a Circuit round the Heavens, as Christopher Columbus did round the Earth, affirms, that the Sun is 139 times bigger than the Globe which we inhabit. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z After escaping from many dangers, he came through Ludermannland to the house of Joachim Brahe, a noble councillor of Sweden, who had married his sister Margaret. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z As for those toxic levels of mercury, it’s possible they came from Brahe’s metallic nose. Cold Case Files: Tycho Brahe Not Poisoned After All 2012-11-19T13:45:03.780Z Why was Brahe reluctant to provide Kepler with all his data at one time? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Then he found he could make his calculated places of Mars agree quite perfectly with Tycho Brahe's observed positions, if only he gave up the other ancient requisite of perfectly uniform motion. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z In 1653 he returned to Paris and resumed his literary work, publishing in that year lives of Copernicus and Tycho Brahe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z And one sad day a grey-haired man came to the neighbouring castle of Gripsholm which belonged to Joachim Brahe. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z Tycho Brahe finally placed it in the head of Aries. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Whilst season in full tide, Madame Brahe's painfully reminiscent of Bourse at Paris. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z If this is a true account Arago must be mistaken in asserting that the constellation was created by Tycho Brahe in 1603. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Even in the department of natural science he shows the same inability steadfastly to retain principles and to work from them; he wavers between the systems of Brahe and Copernicus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z It was Brahe's steward; he had followed his master to Stockholm, and had witnessed his unhappy fate. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z It was seen in 1572, and carefully observed by the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Evil communications have wrought proverbial effect; Germans feared throughout Europe by reason of their conversational shouting; but English ladies, and some gentlemen, met for luncheon chez Madame Brahe, might give them odds and beat them. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z His idea of immobility was however very different from that of Tycho Brahe, or of any one else, and would only be called so by those who were bound to believe it at all costs. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The first which was observed by modern astronomers was the celebrated star seen by Tycho Brahe in 1572. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z The same method was applied with more precision by Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and other astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Sounding the Ocean of Air 2011-05-31T02:00:35.603Z A constellation called Antinous, invented by Tycho Brahe, is represented on some maps as occupying the lower portion of the space given to Aquila. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z While he acknowledged its ingenuity, he preferred to it "the noblest, truest, and divinely inspired system" of Tycho Brahe. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z Such was that of Tycho Brahe, who was born three years after the death of Copernicus, and died in 1601. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Auguste Comte appears to me to be the Tycho Brahe of Social Science: learned and patient, but not original, not a discoverer of new laws and principles. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Tycho Brahe heard of his needs, and made him his assistant at Prague, with a salary of seven hundred and fifty dollars a year. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Copernicus, followed by Tycho Brahe, Galileo, and Kepler, brought order into the heavens. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z Possibly Osiander's preface turned opposition aside, and certainly the non-acceptance of the system as a whole by Tycho Brahe, the leading astronomer of Europe at that time, made people slow to consider it. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z Brahe's System. way that the sun, the moon, and the sphere of the fixed stars, which incloses all, have the earth for their centre. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z It seems Isaac Newton got it going, building on the work of Johannes Kepler, who in turn followed Tycho Brahe. Lost in Wikipedia 2011-01-14T09:51:07Z As great an astronomer as Tycho Brahe living in the century after Copernicus still clung to Ptolemy's teaching. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z At the end of the sixteenth century, Sophia Brahe, the youngest sister of Tycho Brahe, following in the footsteps of her illustrious brother, attained great celebrity as an astronomer. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z This was the opinion of a profound thinker and experienced man of affairs living when Tycho Brahe and Bruno were still alive and Kepler and Galileo were beginning their astronomical investigations. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z A variation on Tycho Brahe's system was attempted by one Longomontanus, who had lived with him for ten years. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The archaeologist leading the team cautions that even if they confirm suspicions that Brahe was poisoned by mercury, that wouldn’t necessarily prove he was murdered, much less identify the killer. Findings: Murder! Intrigue! Astronomers? 2010-11-30T06:03:00Z Brahe made extraordinarily accurate stellar and planetary observations that helped lay the foundations of early modern astronomy, but the circumstances surrounding his death at age 54 are murky. Tests on Danish astronomer's body will take months 2010-11-19T13:12:00Z When not studying Brahe, Mr. Vellev delights in excavating ancient tombs in Abu Dhabi and medieval salt mines in his native Denmark. After 400 Years, Still Hot on the Trail 2010-11-19T22:52:00Z Tycho Brahe and Gassendi both began with astrology, and it was only after pursuing the false science, and finding it wanting, that Gassendi devoted himself to astronomy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Tycho Brahe expressly boasts of having been the first, by considerations concerning the orbits of the comets, to have demonstrated the impossibility of solid spheres, and to have upset this ingenious scaffolding. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z When Danish and Czech scientists exhumed the remains of the astronomer Tycho Brahe in Prague this month, they dug up much more than some bones and hairs. Findings: Murder! Intrigue! Astronomers? 2010-11-30T06:03:00Z The observations and calculations of Tycho Brahe, a Danish astronomer, born in 1546, continued over many years, were of the highest value, and secured for him the title of regenerator of practical astronomy. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli A cantankerous and sometimes misanthropic genius, Brahe worked at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II at a time when Prague was an imperial city. After 400 Years, Still Hot on the Trail 2010-11-19T22:52:00Z No more congruous arrangement could have been devised than the inheritance by Johann Kepler of the wealth of materials amassed by Tycho Brahe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Even Tycho Brahe, important though he is in the history of astronomical science, taught many years after Copernicus's death the doctrine that the earth is the center of the universe. Catholic Churchmen in Science Naturally, the scientists analyzing Brahe’s remains are steering clear of all this gossip, including the claim that Brahe had an affair with the Danish queen that helped inspire “Hamlet.” Findings: Murder! Intrigue! Astronomers? 2010-11-30T06:03:00Z Of noble family, he was early adopted by his uncle, J�rgen Brahe, who sent him, in April 1559, to study philosophy and rhetoric at Copenhagen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" “But I am more interested in learning more about the life of Tycho Brahe than about his death.” After 400 Years, Still Hot on the Trail 2010-11-19T22:52:00Z The fulfilment of the details of this prophecy suggests that Tycho Brahe had some basis of reason for his prediction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" It must not be forgotten, however, that in his time the best astronomers, like Tycho Brahe and even Kepler, had not entirely given up the idea of the influence of the stars over man's destiny. Catholic Churchmen in Science Nonetheless, things ultimately worked out quite nicely for Kepler because after Brahe’s death he still got the job — and the data. Findings: Murder! Intrigue! Astronomers? 2010-11-30T06:03:00Z Per Brahe the younger, after completing his education by several years’ travel abroad, became in 1626 chamberlain to Gustavus Adolphus, whose lasting friendship he gained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Ptolemy catalogued 22 stars in this constellation; Tycho Brahe, 21; and Hevelius, 45. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Ptolemy catalogued 13 stars in this constellation, Tycho Brahe 46, and Hevelius 37. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Ptolemy catalogued 13 stars in it, Tycho Brahe 15 and Hevelius 29. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Close to the Rosenborg Palace is the Astronomical Observatory, in the grounds of which is a monument to the astronomer Tycho Brahe, who died in 1610. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia “Sire,” replied Brahe, “let your Majesty command me to march to the mouth of a Danish or German cannon, and I will obey unhesitatingly, but I can not defy hell itself.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 In the catalogues of Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe, and Hevelius, eight stars are mentioned; but recent uranographic surveys have greatly increased this number. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Of all happily-situated mental laborers who have worked since the days of Horace, 537 surely Tycho Brahe was the happiest and most to be envied. The Intellectual Life Count Brahe, keenly aware that his presence was not sovereignly welcome, had several times expressed the fear that his majesty might stand in need of repose. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 One sunny afternoon the author took a trip up the Sound to Hveen, familiarly known as Tycho Brahe's Island, and which was presented to Tycho by the King of Denmark. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia It was constructed from a plan of Tycho Brahe’s favourite disciple Longomontanus, and was formerly used as an observatory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" This constellation is sometimes, but wrongly, attributed to Tycho Brahe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" They too, like Tycho Brahe, enjoyed that happy combination of tranquillity with the neighborhood of a capital city which is so peculiarly favorable to culture. The Intellectual Life Count Brahe reached for the bell-rope, purposing to summon a page to investigate this unaccountable brilliancy, but the king checked him. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 Ticho Brahe and Kepler may be said to have accentuated the phase of accurate measurement in investigation. History of Human Society The small enclosed wood in the vicinity of the little town relates to us yet traditions of the youthful love of the hero king, of his rendezvous with Ebba Brahe. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The reputed Chinese tables, published by Father Couplet, have been detected to be those of Tycho Brahe; and Cassini found the chronology of their eclipses, published by Martinus, to be erroneous, and their returns impossible. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton How different is this from the princely ease of Tycho Brahe, who labored for science alone, with all the help that the ingenuity of his age could furnish! The Intellectual Life Can we believe that Tycho Brahe lost half his nose in a dispute with a Danish nobleman about a mathematical demonstration? Practical Education, Volume II The catalogue of Hipparchus probably, and certainly that of Tycho Brahe, some seventeen centuries later, owed each its origin to the temporary blaze of a new star. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition It is 115 feet high, and was used as an observatory about the time of Tycho Brahe. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition The leader was Tycho Brahe, who was born in 1546, three years after the death of Copernicus. The Story of the Heavens The famous Uranibourg Observatory, built by aid of the European Governments, under the skilful supervision of the learned Tycho Brahe, was found to be five minutes of a degree askew in its orientation when finished. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 There is a strange charm in the history of those twenty years of Kepler's life during which he was analysing the observations made by Tycho Brahe. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy This dwelling is the same as existed in Tycho Brahe’s time, and was the farm house belonging to his estate. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler Brahe, therefore, concluded that they were dead, and once more set out for home. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 It is mentioned by Tycho Brahe in his catalogue of eclipses as having been seen in England. The Story of Eclipses He studied under Tycho Brahe and Kepler, and is known for Snell's law of the refraction of light. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I In fact, he speaks of the diurnal motion of the earth as 'an opinion which we can demonstrate to be most false;' doubtless having in his thoughts some such arguments as misled Tycho Brahe. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Prominent among these lights of learning was one whom I have already mentioned, Tycho de Brahe. From a Terrace in Prague The three men looked at one another in blank dismay; but they were so worn out that they could not possibly move forward with any hope of overtaking the fresh camels of Brahe’s party. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Kepler is responsible for the statement that Tycho Brahe did not believe this, and wrote to Clavius to that effect 40 years afterwards. The Story of Eclipses He was an assistant of Tycho Brahe and accepted the diurnal while denying the orbital motion of the earth. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I This was Tycho Brahe's famous and perfectly sound argument against the Copernican theory. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Tycho Brahe had thirty-two fatal days in his calendar. Brittany & Its Byways Whilst they were thus dwelling on the lower part of Cooper’s Creek, several miles away from the depôt, Brahe had returned to find them and bring them relief. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Little progress then ensued for thirteen centuries, until Tycho Brahe made the first great step toward accuracy, not only by employing better instruments, but even more by ceasing to regard an instrument as correct.... Human Traits and their Social Significance We can see that Lamarck was the stuff martyrs are made of, and that had he been tried for heresy he would have been another Tycho Brahe. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Like Tycho Brahe's star, Kepler's was brighter even than Jupiter, and only fell short of Venus in splendour. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Joachim Brahe and his wife were at that time preparing to attend Christian's coronation at Stockholm, and were deeply disturbed by what seemed to them the mad purpose of the young patriot. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. Alchemy and astrology were thus the recognized physical sciences of the age, under the auspices of which a Copernicus and a Tycho Brahe were born and educated. German Culture Past and Present After celebrating "the gigantic energies and more than heroic labors of Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo," he pronounced Newton "the consummation of them all." Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. "Sire," replied Brahe, "let your majesty command me to march to the mouth of a Danish or German cannon, and I will obey unhesitatingly, but I cannot defy hell itself." The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II But a few hours before Brahe, unrelieved by Wright, and thinking that Burke had died or changed his plans, had taken his departure for the Darling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" This engineering work, constructed in 1773-1774, by command of Frederick II., connects the Brahe with the Netze, and thus establishes communication between the Vistula, the Oder and the Elbe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Out of such furnishings, little modified by the lapse of centuries, was provided the elaborate instrumental equipment of Uranibourg, the great observatory built by Tycho Brahe on the Danish island of Huen in 1576. The New Heavens Kepler and Tyco Brahe, however, held to the opinion that it was composed of Charlotte Russe, the dark portions of its surface being sponge cake, the light blanc mange. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) I believe the letters η.θ.ι.κ.λ. of Aquila now bear the name of Antinous; but this appropriation dates only from the time of Tycho Brahe. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Brahe therefore considered the earth as the center of the orbits of the moon, sun, and stars, and the sun as the center of the orbits of the planets. The Age of the Reformation At the Museum of Art she was interested by the chair which Tycho Brahe, the astronomer, formerly used; and at the Thorvaldsen Museum, the colossal lion executed by the great Danish sculptor. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands The Count Brahe, who had already grasped the bell-cord, was on the point of summoning a page, in order to ascertain the cause of this singular illumination, when the king suddenly prevented him. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural At the spot carefully mapped out by Tycho Brahe, a telescopic star was found, undoubtedly the same one whose brilliant appearance had so startled the world in 1572. The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside And Tycho Brahe, another great astronomer, who did not believe at all in the new ideas of Copernicus, made a number of observations on our near neighbor Mars, to show that Copernicus was wrong. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 Possibly he was also misled by Osiander's preface and by Tycho Brahe. The Age of the Reformation It would bear as little resemblance to the reality as did the charts of the ancients who antedated Tycho Brahe, Pythagoras, and Copernicus, to the celestial charts of the nineteenth century. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) About the same time with Copernicus flourished Tycho Brahe, born in Denmark, 1546. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Nearly two hundred writers were numbered under his reign; and among these many ladies and gentlemen of his court, of which Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and other scientific foreigners were the chief ornaments. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations Then, at their rendezvous, finding the word "Dig" on the tree where Howitt found it at a later day, they opened the soil, and so learned the departure of Brahe on that very morning. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 He had done this with the astronomical measurements of Tycho Brahe, and had extracted from them the celebrated 'laws of Kepler.' Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 He was a man of scientific culture, corresponded with Kepler, and was a personal friend of Tycho Brahe. Chapters on Jewish Literature The heavenly bodies were subjected to the calculations of man by the labours of Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, and Galileo. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Then Copernicus, in the fifteenth century, and Tycho Brahe, in the sixteenth, completely exposed the system of the world and the part that the moon plays amongst the celestial bodies. The Moon-Voyage There one of Brahe's men brought him news of the massacre in which his master and Gustav's father had perished. Hero Tales of the Far North His next important step makes it desirable to devote a chapter to a short notice of Tycho Brahe. Kepler The little wood, close by, still preserves legends of the heroic King's youthful love—of his meeting here with Ebba Brahe. Pictures of Sweden He had yielded to the entreaties of Queen Christina of Sweden, who had promised him an observatory, like that of Tycho Brahe. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 Copernicus forms the most important radiating system in the southern hemisphere, according to Tycho Brahe. The Moon-Voyage He was with his brother-in-law, Joachim Brahe, when the King's message bidding him to the coronation came. Hero Tales of the Far North In any case it was at Uraniborg that the mass of observations was produced upon which the fame of Tycho Brahe rests. Kepler Superior as the enemy was in numbers, Count Brahe, with his small force, bravely defended himself, and gained time for the king to support him with fresh troops. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The isle of Huen, a lovely domain, about six miles in circumference, had been the munificent gift of Frederick the Second to Tycho Brahe. The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson This Copernicus forms the most important of the radiating system, situated in the southern hemisphere, according to Tycho Brahe. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon Gustav begged him not to go, but Brahe's wife and children were within Christian's reach, and he did not dare stay away. Hero Tales of the Far North The same author’s “Tycho Brahe” gives a wealth of detail about that “Phœnix of Astronomers,” as Kepler styles him. Kepler Having at last, with the assistance of the neighboring fishermen, succeeded in procuring a few transport, he dispatched two of them across the river, bearing Count Brahe and 300 Swedes. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The Ptolemaic system gave way to Tycho Brahe, and his to that of Copernicus. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author But Tycho Brahe's sextant proved the forerunner of the modern instrument. Men of Invention and Industry But when the queen had got Ebba Brahe safely married to one of his father's famous generals, he wedded the lovely sister of the Elector of Brandenburg. Hero Tales of the Far North His observations agreed with those of Tycho Brahe, and won for Maestlin the professorship of astronomy in the University of Heidelberg. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom In the centre the infantry was formed, under the command of Count Brahe; the cavalry on the wings; the artillery in front. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The Copernican theory of the solar system—that the earth revolved annually about the sun—had received confirmation by the observations of Galileo and Tycho Brahe, and the mathematical investigations of Kepler and Newton. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The instruments of the pre-telescopic age reached their glory in the hands of Tycho Brahe. Men of Invention and Industry Invited to Prague in 1600 by Tycho Brahe, as Assistant Royal Astronomer, he had access to the superb series of observations which Tycho had been accumulating for twenty-five years. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Striking is it to see in the sixteenth century, after Tycho Brahe's discovery, the Dutch theologian, Gerard Vossius, Professor of Theology and Eloquence at Leyden, lending his great weight to the superstition. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom But as the star of Tycho Brahe suddenly appeared at its fullest brilliancy, it may be objected that this suggested theory fails to meet the required conditions. Life: Its True Genesis Many observers claimed to have determined such parallaxes, but Tycho Brahe and G. B. Riccioll concluded that they existed only in the minds of the observers, and were due to instrumental and personal errors. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 A little over 300 years ago Tycho Brahe discovered that comets were extraneous to our atmosphere, and since then times have improved. Remarks New Stars.—Extreme instances of variable stars are the new stars such as those detected by Hipparchus, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler, of which many have been found in the last half-century. History of Astronomy Nothing could be more natural than such opposition; for this simple announcement by Tycho Brahe began a new era. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom The services rendered to astronomy by Tycho Brahe were great, although his theory of the universe, in which our own planet constituted the centre, has given way before the more profound one of Copernicus. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Gray died; Burke, Wills, and King stop to bury him by scraping a hole in the sand, and reached the depôt only to find that Brahe and the other three men had left that morning. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Near Copenhagen stands the little isle of Hawen, now belonging to Sweden, where Tycho Brahe took most of his astronomical observations. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea After the death of King Frederick the observatories of Tycho Brahe were not supported. History of Astronomy Though familiar with the works of Tycho Brahe, he finds it "hard to believe" that all comets are ethereal, and adduces several historical examples of sublunary ones. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Yet the castle had not been erected in the most savage war time; for Jens Brahe, who built it, had also studied to make of it a beautiful and decorative ornament. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils The fire was still alight, and the tracks of Brahe's party were all fresh. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 On the 13th of September he arrived at the fateful depot camp on Cooper's Creek, with Brahe. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work He held an appointment at Gratz, in Styria, and went to join Tycho Brahe in Prague, and to assist in reducing his observations. History of Astronomy Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe are his patrons, whose volumes he understands not but admires, and the rather because they are strangers, and so easier to be credited than controlled. Character Writings of the 17th Century The torch then passes to Tycho Brahe, who, driven into exile with his tables of the stars, at the very point of death hands them over to a young man named Kepler. Watchers of the Sky Brahe, who made the plant, positively asserted that it had not been interfered with, and Howitt, therefore, wisely declined to burden himself with an additional weight of stores for which he had no present use. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 The foolish and unaccountable oversight of Burke and his companions in not marking a tree, or otherwise leaving some recognisable sign of their return at the depot, seems to have led Brahe astray completely. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work So Ptolemy was dependent upon Hipparchus, Kepler on Tycho Brahe, and Newton in much of his work upon Flamsteed. History of Astronomy In early youth Gustavus had loved the beautiful Ebba Brahe, daughter of a Swedish nobleman, and she had returned his love. Lectures and Essays "The Torch-Bearers" flowed all the more naturally into a similar form in view of the fact that Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and many other pioneers of science wrote a considerable number of poems. Watchers of the Sky Left at the depôt on Cooper's Creek, Brahe remained from the 14th of December, 1860, until the 21st of April, 1861. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Burke consulted his companions as to the feasibility of their overtaking Brahe, and they both agreed that, in their tired and enfeebled condition, it was hopeless to attempt it. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work For a complete life of this great man the reader is referred to Dreyer’s Tycho Brahe, Edinburgh, 1890, containing a complete bibliography. History of Astronomy He seems not to have formed any anticipation of a vessel being sent round to meet him on the north coast, according to Mr. Brahe's account. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia They thought him a magician, Tycho Brahe, Who lived on that strange island in the Sound, Nine miles from Elsinore. Watchers of the Sky Early in September, 1861, Howitt's party reached Cooper's Creek, accompanied by W. Brahe, a member of Burke's expedition, who had been left in charge of the depôt at Fort Wills by Burke. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 I am under much like obligation also to Mr. Brahe, who long acted, and I hope still acts, as a solicitor amongst the Germans. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria Tycho Brahe invented, and applied to the pointers of his instruments, an aperture-sight of variable area, like the iris diaphragm used now in photography. History of Astronomy I have not patience to criticize Wright and Brahe's conduct. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia He turned into his room, and quickly thrust Under his pillow that forbidden fruit; For the door opened, and the hot red face Of Otto Brahe, his father, glowered at him. Watchers of the Sky After a careful examination of the spot, Brahe declared that everything was as he had left it six weeks before. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Hepburn was joined by Colonel Mostyn, an Englishman, and Count Brahe, with 200 German arquebusiers, and this force for two days withstood the incessant attacks of the whole of the Polish army. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus Tycho Brahe tried these, but discarded them as being inaccurate. History of Astronomy On Sunday, April 21, the survivors, Mr. Burke, my son, King, and two camels, reached Cooper's Creek at the exact place where the depot party had been left under Brahe. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia The skies are clear," Said Tycho Brahe, "and we have eyes to see. Watchers of the Sky Wright and Brahe came to the conclusion that no one had visited the caché since Brahe's departure, although the fact seems almost incredible. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 The centre, consisting of four brigades of infantry supported by the Scottish regiments under Henderson, was commanded by Nicholas Brahe, Count of Weissenburg. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus In the hands of such a skilful man as Tycho Brahe, the old open sights, even without clocks, served their purpose sufficiently well to enable Kepler to discover the true theory of the solar system. History of Astronomy Brahe has fortunately left us ample provisions to take us to the bounds of civilization namely:--Flour, 50 pounds; rice, 20 pounds; oatmeal, 60 pounds; sugar, 60 pounds; and dried meat, 15 pounds. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia There is one who knows the truth— Your subject Tycho Brahe, who, night by night, Watched and recorded all that truth could see. Watchers of the Sky Searching at the foot of a tree marked "dig" they found a small quantity of provisions concealed, and a note from Brahe stating that they had left only that morning. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Wallenstein's right and centre had driven Count Bernhard, the Duke of Brahe, and Kniphausen across that desperately contested road, but beyond this they could not force them, so stubbornly and desperately did they fight. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus On that island Tycho Brahe built the splendid observatory which he called Uraniborg, and, later, a second one for his assistants and students, called Stjerneborg. History of Astronomy Brahe having quitted Cooper's Creek, as we have seen, on the 21st of April, retraced his steps, towards the Darling. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Tycho Brahe Inspired your royal father with the fear That kept your youth so long in leading-strings, The fear that every pretty hedgerow flower Would be your Circe. Watchers of the Sky The Wanderer went to the monument of Brahe and sat down in the corner of the blackened pew. The Witch of Prague Away, fond dupes! who, smit with sacred lore, Mosaic dreams in Genesis explore, Doat with Copernicus, or darkling stray With Newton, Ptolemy, or Tycho Brahe! Rejected Addresses It is an interesting fact that Tycho Brahe had a firm conviction that mundane events could be predicted by astrology, and that this belief was supported by his own predictions. History of Astronomy Mr. Brahe's statement, in fact, throws very little light upon the probabilities of Mr. Burke's future course, after leaving the depot at Cooper's Creek. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Little by little, Walchendorp withdrew His rents from Tycho Brahe, accusing him Of gross neglects. Watchers of the Sky And, no doubt, the old man was right; for a relic, answering to Mosey's description, was sold by auction in Melbourne, with other assets of the expedition, upon Brahe's return. Such Is Life Tycho Brahe was alike notable for his astronomical genius and for the extraordinary vehemence of a character which was by no means perfect. Great Astronomers It has already been stated that Tycho Brahe maintained that observation must precede theory. History of Astronomy A note left in the plant by Brahe communicates the pleasing information that they have started today for the Darling; their camels and horses all well and in good condition. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia He was a great magician, Tycho Brahe, And yet his magic, under changing skies, Could never change his heart, or touch the hills Of those far countries with the tints of home. Watchers of the Sky As the other philosopher, Tycho Brahe, found inspiration in the gibberish of his idiot companion, so do I find food for reflection in thy casual courtesy, my friend. Such Is Life While the illustrious astronomer, Tycho Brahe, lay on his death-bed, he had an interview which must ever rank as one of the important incidents in the history of science. Great Astronomers And in the future, as in the past, Tycho Brahe’s dictum must be maintained, that all theory shall be preceded by accurate observations. History of Astronomy Brahe had no journal when he came down the first time with a message from Wright, and was requested, or ordered, by the committee to produce one, which he subsequently did. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia I could not guess That Tycho Brahe was dying. Watchers of the Sky In the “Museum of Arts” I was most interested in the ancient chair, used in days of yore by Tycho de Brahe. Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North It seems, indeed, to have been the circumstance which brought him into correspondence with Tycho Brahe. Great Astronomers Tycho Brahe, a Dane, born in 1546 of noble parents, was the most distinguished, diligent, and accurate observer of the heavens since the days of Hipparchus, 1,700 years before. History of Astronomy In this journal, Brahe enters, on the 15th April: Patten is getting worse. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia I owed so much To Tycho Brahe; for it was he who built The towers from which I hailed those three great laws. Watchers of the Sky Soon we passed the little Swedish town of Carlscrona, and the desolate island Hveen, on which Tycho de Brahe passed the greater portion of his life, occupied with stellar observations and calculations. Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North But his pupils had vanished, so that the great astronomer was glad to accept a post offered him by Tycho Brahe in the observatory which the latter had recently established near Prague. Great Astronomers Clocks of a sort had been made, but Tycho Brahe found them so unreliable that he seldom used them, and many of his position-measurements were made by measuring the angular distances from known stars. History of Astronomy Brahe did remain over four months; but even then it was in his power to have waited much longer, and he ought to have done so. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia I lay among the wild flowers on the cliff And dug my nails into the stiff white chalk And called you, Tycho Brahe. Watchers of the Sky The hall itself is small, low, and dark; it contains a full-length portrait in oil of Tycho de Brahe. Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North But in the days of Tycho Brahe this doctrine had not as yet commanded universal assent. Great Astronomers In this new development it is more than ever essential to follow the dictum of Tycho Brahe—not to make theories until all the necessary facts are obtained. History of Astronomy We have endeavoured to ascertain the true causes of this lamentable result of the expedition, and have investigated the circumstances under which the depot at Cooper's Creek was abandoned by Mr. William Brahe. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia They thought him a magician, Tycho Brahe, The astrologer, who wore the mask of gold. Watchers of the Sky This was Tycho Brahe, one of the greatest observing astronomers of any age. A History of Science — Volume 2 Though Kepler had not those personal characteristics which have made his great predecessor, Tycho Brahe, such a romantic figure, yet a picturesque element in Kepler's character is not wanting. Great Astronomers Tycho Brahe was able to correct the lunar theory by his observations. History of Astronomy The abandonment by Brahe of the depot at Cooper's Creek; 4. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia At a wedding-feast he met His noble countryman, Manderup, who asked, With mocking courtesy, whether Tycho Brahe Was ready yet to practise his black art At country fairs. Watchers of the Sky Tycho Brahe was, perhaps, the last astronomer of prominence who was a conscientious practiser of the art of the astrologer. A History of Science — Volume 2 At the time when Flamsteed commenced his career, the only available catalogue of fixed stars was that of Tycho Brahe. Great Astronomers Newton proceeded to explain the other inequalities recognised by Tycho Brahe and older observers, and to calculate their maximum amounts as indicated by his theory. History of Astronomy If Brahe had even left more stores, clothing especially, we should have had the pleasure of welcoming the explorers home. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia I will," said Tycho Brahe; "Your reasoning has convinced me. Watchers of the Sky Even very careful observers, such as Tycho Brahe, were able to obtain only fairly accurate results. A History of Science — Volume 2 He accordingly determined to take up this branch of work, which had been so successfully initiated by Tycho Brahe. Great Astronomers Tycho Brahe found that the tables of Copernicus were in error as much as two degrees. History of Astronomy I cannot believe that Wright and Brahe ever returned to Cooper's Creek. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Dark in the centre of that zone of bliss Arose the magic towers of Tycho Brahe. Watchers of the Sky All of this shows sufficiently that Tycho Brahe was not a great theorist. A History of Science — Volume 2 Indeed none of the stars which were so situated as to have been invisible from Tycho Brahe's observatory at Uraniborg, in Denmark, could be said to have been properly observed. Great Astronomers This led to friction, and eventually the observatories were dismantled, and Tycho Brahe was received by the Emperor Rudolph II., who placed a house in Prague at his disposal. History of Astronomy But the apathy, stupidity, and carelessness of Wright and Brahe are really beyond comprehension. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia The King of Scotland came, with all his court, And dwelt eight days in Tycho Brahe's domain, Asking him many a riddle, deep and dark, Whose answer, none the less, a king should know. Watchers of the Sky The Landgrave of Hesse was a practical astronomer, who produced a catalogue of fixed stars which has been compared with that of Tycho Brahe. A History of Science — Volume 2 When Tycho Brahe made his memorable investigations into the places of the stars, he had no telescopes to help him. Great Astronomers As has been already stated, his successor, Tycho Brahe, supported the same use of epicycles and excentrics as Copernicus, though he held the earth to be fixed. History of Astronomy The party, before they left Cooper's Creek, buried my son's journals in the cache, with the subjoined note from Mr. Burke, which were dug out and brought up by Brahe. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia He was a great magician, Tycho Brahe, But not so great that he could read the heart Or rule the hand of princes. Watchers of the Sky Tycho Brahe, to whom a copy of the work was sent, had the acumen to recognize it as a work of genius. A History of Science — Volume 2 From a review of the observations of Tycho Brahe, Kepler, however, concluded that the error was actually in the opposite direction, and that the estimate must be raised to at least thirteen million. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science We must here notice that at this stage Copernicus was actually confronted with the system accepted later by Tycho Brahe, with the earth fixed. History of Astronomy We were not long in getting out the grub that Brahe had left, and we made a good supper off some oatmeal porridge and sugar. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia You did not hear; But gulls and jackdaws, wheeling round my head, Mocked me with Tycho Brahe, and Tycho Brahe! Watchers of the Sky As we have said, Tycho Brahe, great observer as he was, could not shake himself free from the Oriental incubus. A History of Science — Volume 2 From the waterhole we quite unexpectedly obtained a rather fine fish, about eight inches long, of the same description as the young ones we had found in Brahe's Creek. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Brahe, a German, had been instructed by my son in their use, and had made some progress. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia We followed down the creek to the point where the sandstone ranges cross the creek, and were accompanied to that place by Brahe, who would return to take charge of the depot. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia It has been also said that King might have been left behind in charge, and Brahe taken on. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Tycho Brahe declared that a comet which he observed in the year 1577 had no parallax, proving its extreme distance. A History of Science — Volume 2 Brahe could travel by compass and observation, which King could not; and one so qualified might be wanted for a journey to Menindie. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia |
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