Tycho Brahe quotes

Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer and nobleman, renowned for his detailed and accurate astronomical observations. His work laid the foundation for the scientific revolution in astronomy and greatly improved the precision of celestial measurements. He is remembered as a pioneer who bridged medieval and modern science through his innovative approach to observing the heavens. Here are 5 of his quotes:

It was not just the Church that resisted the heliocentrism of Copernicus.

Tycho Brahe

When, according to habit, I was contemplating the stars in a clear sky, I noticed a new and unusual star, surpassing the other stars in brilliancy . . . . There had never before been any star in that place in the sky.

Tycho Brahe

With a firm and steadfast mind one should hold under all conditions, that everywhere the earth is below and the sky above, and to the energetic man, every region is his fatherland.

Tycho Brahe

I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor... but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself one that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world.

Tycho Brahe