Stellaeburgum (Observatory) AKA Stjerneborg
Stellaeburgum
1581 AD - 2005 AD
AKA Stjerneborg
Name means "Castle of the Stars" Brahe says, "My purpose was partly to have placed some of the most important instruments securely and firmly in order that they should not be exposed to the disturbing influence of the wind, and should be easier to use, partly to separate my collaborators when there were several with me at the same time, and have some of them make observations in the castle itself, others in these cellars, in order that they should not get in the way of each other or compare their observations before I wanted this."
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Schematic of Stjerneborg showing underground chambers A schematic of Tycho Brahe's subterranean astronomical observatory Stjerneborg (Stelleburgi). This plan-view schematic shows the observatory bounded by a square wall with semi-circular extensions on each side, the entrance on the left lies in the direction of the nearby palace Uraniborg. Annotations are: * A = Entrance with steps leading down into the main workroom (B) and (D) and (E), above are three lion sculptures and Latin inscriptions * B = The main Workroom containing (P) and (V) and passages to (C), (F), (G), and (Q) * C = chamber with large equatorial instrument * D = chamber with elevation and azimuth quadrant * E = chamber with armillary sphere * F = chamber with elevation and azimuth quadrant encompassed by a steel square * G = chamber with sextant for measuring distances * H = stone pillars one with a ball on top, the other angled, situated at the near side * I = stone pillars one with a ball on top, the other angled, situated at the far side * K, L, N and T = large balls, with conical covers, used for mounting instruments * M = Stone table, shown with sundial in Willem Blaeu's drawing * O = bed of Tycho Brahe * P = fireplace * Q = Tycho's assistant's bedroom * S = beginning of an underground passage to Uraniborg * V = worktable
Stjerneborg Today Tycho Brahe's Stjerneborg observatory on the island of Hven, restored. 2005
Tycho Brahe’s Stjerneborg drawing by Willem Blaeu, circa 1595 (Blaeu, Johan: Atlas Major. Amsterdam 1662, vol. 1) - Stjerneborg, today
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