Quotes by Tycho Brahe

About Tycho Brahe:


Tycho Brahe was a Danish nobleman known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations. He was born in Scania, then part of Denmark, now part of modern-day Sweden. Tycho was well known in his lifetime as an astronomer, astrologer and alchemist, and has been described more recently as "the first competent mind in modern astronomy to feel ardently the passion for exact empirical facts."

Author Bio


  • NameTycho Brahe
  • DescriptionDanish astronomer and alchemist
  • BornDecember 14, 1546
  • DiedOctober 24, 1601
  • CountryDenmark
  • ProfessionAstronomer; Writer; Autobiographer