Tycho Brahe Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tycho Brahe, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Denmark.

7 records1572–15887 events2 places

Chronological biography

1572

De Nova Stella11 November 1572

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Cassiopeia

Uses the stars absent parallax to place it beyond the Moon.

Observation of New Star11 November 1572

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Cassiopeia

Observes a new star in Cassiopeia and records its changing brightness.

1576

Hven Astronomical Centre1576

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Hven

Creates a major centre for precise observations, instruments and scientific training.

Uraniborg Observatory1576

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Hven

Begins constructing Uraniborg as a dedicated astronomical research observatory.

1577

Discovery of Comets1577

Science / Astronomy

Tycho Brahe uses parallax measurements to show that comets must lie beyond the Moon

1588

Geoheliocentric Planetary Model1588

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Hven

Places the planets around the Sun while the Sun circles Earth.

Tychonic System1588

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Hven

Publishes a planetary model combining a stationary Earth with solar orbits.

Titles and roles

Astronomer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.