Biography of Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe is a Danish aristocrat, known for his astronomical observations.
Childhood and youth
Tycho Brahe was born in 1546 in a noble Danish family, which was engaged in hunting and military affairs. In the family he was the eldest son. Braga had an uncle who had a good education and had no children. Prior to Braga’s birth, his father concluded a contract with his uncle that when his son was born, his uncle could take him to himself and raise him as his son, but when Braga was born, his father gave up his own words. And when in the family Braga was born the second son, Uncle kidnapped Tycho and raised him as his own son. Thanks to this, Tycho received a good inheritance from his uncle.
Education
As a child, Brahe wanted to learn Latin and law. Thanks to support and encouragement from his uncle, he entered the University of Copenhagen, where he studied law and philosophy, to the great reluctance of his parents. Once Brahe saw a partial solar eclipse,
It was in Leipzig that Brahe realized how astronomical he was. He bought several astronomical books and supplies and watched the stars during the nights. Once Brague noticed that the trajectories of Jupiter and Saturn were located not far from each other, which was not predicted by Copernicus or Alfonsin, although both were great astronomers. Braga was very surprised by the fact that their tables were not at all precise, and he thought that it was time to offer several tables based on your own observations. Realizing that the study of law was meaningless occupation, he decided to direct all his forces to the study of astronomy.
Career
When Braga was only 19 years old, he realized that he wanted to do astronomy. In Germany, he joined a group
In 1572, one astronomical event forever changed the life of Braga. On November 11, when he was going home from a German alchemical laboratory, he saw that the sky was unusually bright. He could not believe his eyes, for the sky was illuminated by a supernova, a heavenly miracle that humanity had only observed twice before, and was once at the time of the birth of Christ. A lot of famous astronomers, such as Thomas Diggs and Mestlin, tried to predict her movement, as well as to know her origin, but all their efforts were in vain.
It can be considered a wonderful coincidence that Braga has just completed work on a new astronomical device known as the “sextant” and which made it possible to observe the celestial bodies in a new and better way than any of the devices that existed at the time. His developments were significantly ahead of the time in which he lived and thanks to them he was able to establish the origin and trajectory of the movement of this supernova. Brahe came to the conclusion that this new star did not move at all and that it was located in the eighth sphere of the Galaxy. The following year, he published his observations and gained fame, although at first he doubted the feasibility of this publication because of his noble status. He even received several requests from fellow astronomers who asked him to deal with them with astronomy, but he refused because of his origin. But over time, he agreed to take the post of court astronomer, who offered him the Emperor Rudolph II. This post he held until the end of his life.
Observatory
During his lifetime Braga built several observatories. Tycho Brahe first published his discoveries in 1572, and they were made at the observatory “Herrevad Abbey”. In 1576 Braga participated in the creation of the observatory “Uraniborg”, and in 1581 – the observatory “Stjeneborg”. The Uraniborg Observatory was rather a research center in which students, teachers and enthusiasts-astronomers could study astronomy from 1576 to 1597. In 1598, Tycho Brahe published “Astronomiae instauratea mechanica”, after which he moved to Prague where he built a new observatory in the castle; in which he worked for a year, after which he was invited by the emperor, with whom Braga lived until the end of his life. He created birth charts, weather forecasts, predicted astronomical events, like,
Personal life
Braga’s family scoffed at him all his life because of his enthusiasm for astronomy, calling him “starlet.” But he received a lot of support from his uncle, who died long before Tycho Brahe became a real astronomer.
In a duel with another student Tycho Brahe lost part of the nose, because of what he had to wear a prosthesis made of silver and gold. At the end of 1571, Braga fell in love with a woman named Kirsten, with whom they cohabited without getting married; this became possible, among other things, because of the Danish laws, according to which noble status allowed men to live with women without marrying. Such women were also considered titled noblemen, and joint children became full-fledged heirs. Tycho and Kirsten had eight children, two of whom died in infancy. They lived together for almost 30 years, until Braga died.
Death and heritage
Braga quickly developed a kidney disease, because of which he died on October 24, 1601. Due to illness Braga could not go to the toilet, and complained of painful pain. Before his death, Tycho Brahe together with Johannes Kepler worked on the creation of tablets “Rudolfin”. As a colleague in astronomy, Kepler continued the work of Braga after his death. It is believed that Braga could get sick, and subsequently die from uremia; There is also a version that it could be poisoned with mercury.
After Braga’s death, astronomers such as Johannes Kepler, Galileo and Riccioli used his geo-heliocentric and planetary models to create their own theories. Followers Braga, thanks to his research, were able to double the number of astronomical discoveries, as well as advance well in the study of the moon. His research formed the basis of the theory of the scientific revolution. On the Moon, one of the craters was named in his honor, and the “Tycho Brahe Planetarium” in Copenhagen was built and named in his honor and for his invaluable contribution to the development of astronomy.
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