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Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

8 dated entries naming Tycho Brahe, drawn from 7 separate years between 1546 CE and 1601 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century

  • 1546December 14 – Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (d. 1601)source
  • 1560August 21 – A total eclipse of the sun is observable in Europe, which inspires Tycho Brahe's interest in astronomy.source
  • 1572November 11 – Tycho Brahe also notices Supernova SN 1572. He will use it to challenge the prevailing view that stars do not change. The supernova remnant remains visible through 1574.source
  • 1577November 6 – The first recorded observation from Earth of the Great Comet of 1577 takes place by Aztec astronomers in Mexico, followed by reports from Italy on November 7 and Japan on November 8. Astronomer Tycho Brahe will track the comet from November 13 until January 26 before it departs the Solar System.source
  • 1597August 24 – Christian IV of Denmark-Norway refuses to let Tycho Brahe return to Denmark.source
  • 1598May – Tycho Brahe's star catalogue Astronomiæ instauratæ mechanica, listing the positions of 1,004 stars, is published.source

17th century

  • 1601October 24 – Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (b. 1546)source
  • 1601October 26 – Johannes Kepler, assistant to Tycho Brahe, is promoted to the position of Royal Mathematician of the Holy Roman Empire after Brahe's sudden death.source

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