Tycho Brahe (Person) AKA Tyge Ottesen Brahe
Tycho Brahe
1546 AD - 1601 AD
AKA Tyge Ottesen Brahe
Last of the major naked eye astronomers - His system had the moon orbiting the Earth and the planets orbiting the Sun, but incorrectly, the Sun orbiting Earth. However, Made the most accurate observations of the planets up to his time. He also determined that supernova and comets were celestial and not atmospheric objects as was commonly believed.
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Tycho Brahe 1586 portrait of Tycho Brahe framed by the family shields of his noble ancestors
The Tychonic System Objects on blue orbits (the Moon and the Sun) revolve around the Earth. Objects on orange orbits (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) revolve around the Sun. Around all is a sphere of fixed stars.
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