Christen Sørensen Longomontanus
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus was a Danish astronomer.
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus
Inventio quadraturae circuli, 1634
Tycho Brahe, generally called Tycho for short, was a Danish astronomer of the Renaissance, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations. He was known during his lifetime as an astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist. He was the last major astronomer before the invention of the telescope.
Portrait, c. 1596
Tycho Brahe framed by the family shields of his noble ancestors, in a 1586 portrait by Jacques de Gheyn
The title page to De nova stella, in a facsimile reprint of the original 1573 edition, 1901
Tycho Brahe's large mural quadrant at Uraniborg