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Brahe
Tycho . 1546--1601, Danish astronomer, who designed and constructed instruments that he used to plot accurately the positions of the planets, sun, moon, and stars
Brahe 

an aristocratic Swedish family. The most famous are Per Brahe the Elder and Per Brahe the Younger.

Per Brahe the Elder Born 1520; died Sept. 1, 1590. One of the first three counts of Sweden (beginning in 1561); the closest adviser to King Gustavus I Vasa and King Eric XIV. In 1568, Per Brahe the Elder joined the enemies of Eric XIV. Under the new king, John III, he occupied the post of supreme judge.

Per Brahe the Younger Born Feb. 18, 1602; died Sept. 12, 1680. Grandson of Per Brahe the Elder. Per Brahe the Younger was a count and one of the leaders and ideologists of the reactionary magnate oligarchy. He was governor-general of Finland from 1637 to 1640 and 1648 to 1654. Per Brahe the Younger improved the Swedish administration of Finland and founded a university in Abo (Turku) in 1640.
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, down to that of Copernicus in the fifteenth and Tycho Brahe in the sixteenth century A.
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This Copernicus forms the most important of the radiating system, situated in the southern hemisphere, according to Tycho Brahe.
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* A star was discovered by Tycho Brahe which appeared suddenly in the heavens - attained, in a few days, a brilliancy surpassing that of Jupiter - then as suddenly disappeared, and has never been seen since.
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