'''Tycho Brahe''', born '''Tyge Ottesen Brahe''' ([[December 14]] [[1546]] – [[October 24]] [[1601]]), was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobility|nobleman]] famed for his accurate and comprehensive [[astronomy|astronomical]] observations. Hailing from [[Skåneland|Scania]], now part of modern-day Sweden, Brahe was well known in his lifetime as an [[astrology|astrologer]] and [[alchemy|alchemist]]. | '''Tycho Brahe''', born '''Tyge Ottesen Brahe''' ([[December 14]] [[1546]] – [[October 24]] [[1601]]), was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobility|nobleman]] famed for his accurate and comprehensive [[astronomy|astronomical]] observations. Hailing from [[Skåneland|Scania]], now part of modern-day Sweden, Brahe was well known in his lifetime as an [[astrology|astrologer]] and [[alchemy|alchemist]]. |