Uraniborg
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Uraniborg was an astronomical observatory and alchemy laboratory established and operated by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It was the first custom-built observatory in modern Europe, and the last
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Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg from Blaeu's Atlas Maior (1663)
Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg main building from Blaeu's Atlas Maior (1663)
Engraving of the mural quadrant from Brahe's book Astronomiae instauratae mechanica (1598)
Stjärneborg
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Stjärneborg was Tycho Brahe's underground observatory next to his palace-observatory Uraniborg, located on Ven, an island in the Öresund between Zealand and Scania, Sweden, which was part of Denmark a
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…Ven, an island in the Öresund between Zealand and Scania, Sweden, which was part of Denmark at the time. It was expanded with the underground facility Stjärneborg on an adjacent site. Brahe also innovated and invented many precision instruments which he used to carry out his studies in the observatory. Research…
Drawing of an above-ground view of Stjärneborg
Stjärneborg as it exists today
Schematic of Stjärneborg showing underground chambers