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  2. Tycho Brahe - Wikipedia

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    Tycho Brahe (/ ˈ t aɪ k oʊ ˈ b r ɑː (h) i,-ˈ b r ɑː (h ə)/ TY-koh BRAH-(h)ee, -⁠ BRAH(-hə), Danish: [ˈtsʰykʰo ˈpʁɑːə] ⓘ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, Danish: [ˈtsʰyːjə ˈʌtəsn̩ ˈpʁɑːə]; [note 1] 14 December 1546 – 24 October 1601), generally called Tycho for short, was a Danish astronomer of the Renaissance, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly ...

  3. Rudolphine Tables - Wikipedia

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    The observations underlying the Rudolphine tables were performed by Tycho Brahe and his team. Brahe's measurements were much more accurate than the ones available previously. [ 1 ] He worked with elaborate instruments to determine the precise positions of planets and stars in the sky but did not have a telescope.

  4. Mural instrument - Wikipedia

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    A mural instrument is an angle measuring instrument mounted on or built into a wall. For astronomical purposes, these walls were oriented so they lie precisely on the meridian. A mural instrument that measured angles from 0 to 90 degrees was called a mural quadrant. They were utilized as astronomical devices in ancient Egypt and ancient Greece.

  5. Quadrant (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Engraving of Tycho Brahe's Mural quadrant in Uraniborg in 1598, picturing the two clocks. There are several types of quadrants: Mural quadrants, used for determining the time by measuring the altitudes of astronomical objects. Tycho Brahe created one of the largest mural quadrants. In order to tell time he would place two clocks next to the ...

  6. Uraniborg - Wikipedia

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    Uraniborg was an astronomical observatory and alchemy laboratory established and operated by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It was the first custom-built observatory in modern Europe, and the last to be built without a telescope as its primary instrument.

  7. Scientists Probed a Medieval Alchemist’s Artifacts ... - AOL

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    It turns out that Tycho Brahe, mostly known for his study of astronomy, had his own basement laboratory for mixing medicines. Now we know a little more about what type of elements he used.

  8. Surprising element found in traces of Tycho Brahe’s alchemy ...

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    “Tycho Brahe was the first of four giants standing on each other’s shoulders with 25-year intervals from 1580 to 1680, who formulated what can be called the modern view of the world — as ...

  9. Sextant (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    Tycho Brahe's sextant, used for measuring the angular distances between stars. A sextant based on a large metal frame had an advantage over a mural instrument in that it could be used at any orientation. This allows the measure of angular distances between astronomical bodies. [citation needed]