Current Affairs Astronomer Tycho Brahe was born 460 years ago
Most of us have probably come across the astronomical terms nova and supernova - but did you know that the word "nova" was actually coined by an astronomer with a close connection to Prague? It is 460 years to the day since one of the founders of modern astronomy Tycho Brahe was born, on December 14, 1546. He spent the final years of his life in the Czech lands and he found his final resting place in Prague's Týn Church, within earshot of the famous Astronomical Clock in the Old Town Square.
Tycho Brahe demonstrating a celestial globe to Emperor Rudolph II, a painting by Eduard Ender, 1855
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