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Tycho Brahe

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Introduction To inform the audience about

Tycho Brahe Jake Minich

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Topics of Discussion Tycho’s History

Tycho’s Observations

Tycho’s Instruments

Copernicus

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HistoryEarly Years

Family

Law

Astronomy tablets

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HistoryMiddle Years

Observations

Instruments

Observitories: Hven and Stjerneborg

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Strenjenborg

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Uraniborg

UraniborgHistory

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Uraniborg

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Uraniborg

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HistoryFinal Years

Uraniborg

Income

Prague

1601

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ContributionsObservations

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Observed a super nova in 1572

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Observed a comet in 1577

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The 1577 Comet

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ParallaxCould not find a Parallax

Stars were too far away to find a parallax

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Instruments Quadrants

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Sextants

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Mural Quadrant

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Mural quadrant

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Copernicus Geocentric Scriptures Aristotelian physics Tycho’s map

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Map of the Universe

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Real Life Instruments lead to today’s

instruments

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What This Means Tycho made many observations

and instruments that led to either new instruments or new observations.

Observations Instruments

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