Tycho Brahe
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what position did Brahe have in 1597, who took over after him
imperial astronomer for the holy roman emperor
what compromise position did brahe develop between ptolemy and copernicus
he believed that all planets circle the sun, but that the sun in turn circled earth, which was always stationary
what was the problem with it
it was inaccurate
what did he observe in 1572
supernova (a star that increases in brightness as it explodes)
how did this challenge the pre existing ideas of the universe
it went against the established opinion that the universe was uniform and could not change
what did he publish in 1588
his findings of comets
how did this change his view of existing models of the universe
he concluded that comets existed outside the atmosphere of earth rather than inside it
how did he refute the idea of the perfect sphere
the path that was taken by these comets changed the idea of the perfect sphere
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