English example sentences with "Tycho"

One night in 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe saw what he thought was a brilliant new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. (We now know he was observing a supernova.) In 1604, a second supernova was observed. These discoveries caused scientists to seriously question Ptolemy's theory that all stars were contained in an outermost sphere of the universe that never changed.
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All of the instruments Tycho Brahe used to observe the sky were made in his own workshop. He also printed all of his books on his own presses.
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Tycho Brahe was born in 1546 in Denmark.
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Tycho Brahe was a favorite of the king of Denmark, King Fredrik II. King Fredrik gave him an island to live on.
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Tycho Brahe was the nephew of Jorges Brahe, a sailor who gave his life in an effort to save the life of King Fredrik II of Denmark.
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Tycho Brahe benefited greatly from King Fredrik's generous support.
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In 1597, Tycho Brahe lost the Danish king's support, so he went to Wandsbek in what is today known as Germany.
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Over a 20 year period of time, Tycho Brahe made consistent observations which supported the heliocentric theory proposed earlier by Copernicus. These observations were made using only a compass and a sextant.
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Tycho Brahe proved that comets were not just components of Earth's atmosphere, but actual objects traveling through space.
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In 1600, Tycho Brahe hired Johannes Kepler as his assistant. In later years, Kepler would use Brahe's work as the basis for the laws of planetary movement which he developed.
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Tycho Brahe, though of noble decent, married a commoner. Together they had three sons and five daughters.
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Tycho Brahe used only a compass and a sextant to observe the stars.
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Tycho Brahe lost part of his nose in a sword duel.
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Tycho fell in love with Kirsten, a commoner.
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Tycho discovered a new star.
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Tycho Brahe observed the Great Comet of 1577.
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Tycho had a tame elk.
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Tycho Brahe was the last major astronomer to work without the aid of a telescope.
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