19+ Tycho Brahe Quotes On Education, Science And Nature

Tycho Brahe was a 16th century Danish nobleman and astronomer. He is best known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations, which he made without the use of a telescope. His observations served as the foundation for Johannes Kepler's laws of planetary motion. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Tycho Brahe on life, education, science.

Those who study the stars have God for a teacher. — Tycho Brahe

The mouse is wise, but the cat is wiser. — Tycho Brahe

An astronomer must be cosmopolitan, because ignorant statesmen cannot be expected to value their services — Tycho Brahe

Now it is quite clear to me that there are no solid spheres in the heavens, and those that have been devised by the authors to save the appearances, exist only in the imagination. — Tycho Brahe

And when statesman or others worry [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions. — Tycho Brahe

So mathematical truth prefers simple words since the language of truth is itself simple. — Tycho Brahe

Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen . . . Amazed, and as if astonished and stupified, I stood still — Tycho Brahe

And when statesmen or others worry him [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions. With a firm and steadfast mind one should hold under all conditions, that everywhere the earth is below and the sky above and to the energetic man, every region is his fatherland. — Tycho Brahe

When I had satisfied myself that no star of that kind had ever shone before, I was led into such perplexity by the unbelievability of the thing that I began to doubt the faith of my own eyes. — Tycho Brahe

It was not just the Church that resisted the heliocentrism of Copernicus. — Tycho Brahe

From his observations, he concluded that it [Tycho's supernova] was not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor, whether these be generated beneath the Moon or above the Moon, but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself - one that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world. — Tycho Brahe

That the machine of Heaven is not a hard and impervious body full of various real spheres, as up to now has been believed by most people. It will be proved that it extends everywhere, most fluid and simple, and nowhere presents obstacles as was formerly held, the circuits of the Planets being wholly free and without the labour and whirling round of any real spheres at all, being divinely governed under a given law. — Tycho Brahe

With a firm and steadfast mind one should hold under all conditions, that everywhere the earth is below and the sky above, and to the energetic man, every region is his fatherland. — Tycho Brahe

The body of the Earth, large, sluggish and inapt for motion, is not to be disturbed by movement (especially three movements), any more than the Aetherial Lights [stars] are to be shifted, so that such ideas are opposed both to physical principles and to the authority of the Holy Writ which many time: confirms the stability of the Earth (as we shall discuss more fully elsewhere). — Tycho Brahe

There is something eccentric in the orbit of Mars. — Tycho Brahe

May I not seem to have lived in vain. — Tycho Brahe

The star [Tycho's supernova] was at first like Venus and Jupiter, giving pleasing effects; but as it then became like Mars, there will next come a period of wars, seditions, captivity and death of princes, and destruction of cities, together with dryness and fiery meteors in the air, pestilence, and venomous snakes. Lastly, the star became like Saturn, and there will finally come a time of want, death, imprisonment and all sorts of sad things. — Tycho Brahe

I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor... but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself one that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world. — Tycho Brahe

When, according to habit, I was contemplating the stars in a clear sky, I noticed a new and unusual star, surpassing the other stars in brilliancy. There had never before been any star in that place in the sky. — Tycho Brahe

Life Lessons by Tycho Brahe

1. Tycho Brahe's work showed the importance of meticulous observation and data collection in scientific research.
2. He was one of the first scientists to recognize the importance of accurate instruments in making reliable measurements.
3. His work also demonstrated the importance of collaboration between scientists in order to make meaningful progress in scientific understanding.