Uraniborg [SEP] named after
to Sweden, and the Rundetårn (Round Tower) in Copenhagen was inaugurated in 1642 as a replacement for Uraniborg's astronomical functions. Uraniborg's grounds are currently being restored.
History.
The building was dedicated to Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, and it was named Uraniborg, "The Castle of Urania." It was the first custom-built observatory in modern Europe, though not the last to be built without a telescope as its primary instrument. The cornerstone was laid on August 8, 1576.
Tycho Brahe in the asteroid belt. The bright supernova, SN 1572, is also known as Tycho's Nova and the Tycho Brahe Planetarium in Copenhagen is also named after him, as is the palm genus Brahea.
Works (selection).
- "De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis Liber Secundus" (Uraniborg, 1588; Prague, 1603; Frankfurt, 1610)
- "Tychonis Brahe Astronomiae Instauratae Progymnasmata" (Prague, 1602/03; Frankfurt, 1610)
See also.
- December 1573 lunar eclipse