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Uraniborg

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Uraniborg, Tycho's observatory on the island of Hven, Denmark, centre. Bottom left is the Emperor Ferdinand I's villa at Prague whereTycho made observations during 1600 and 1601. Tycho Brahe (Tyge Ottesen Brahe - 1546-1601) Danish astronomer, astrologer and alchemist who built astronomical instruments which enabled him to make the most accurate observations of his time. Engraving from "Historia Coelestis" by Tycho Brahe, 1666.

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