Overview
Tycho Brahe was an Astronomer.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1573 to AD 1620 明萬曆間Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 47, passage 321
Origins and identity
- Westerner 西人Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 47, passage 321
Career and standing
- Western astronomer 西人Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 47, passage 321
Learning and skills
- Skill precise astronomical calculation and observation 精推測 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 47, passage 321
Works and attributed material
- Calculation · Author · Paraphrased · Summary fixed stars move eastward along the ecliptic 51 seconds per year 定恆星循黃道每年東行五十一秒Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 47, passage 321
Events and relationships
- Fixed the stars annual eastward motion along the ecliptic at 51 secondsAD 1573 to AD 1620 明萬曆間 · Scholarly · ObserverDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 47, passage 321
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 47, passage 321
- The present calendar system follows his procedure for stellar eastward motion.Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 47, passages 321-322
References in the histories
No matching passages.