Tycho Brahe

Astronomy Danish 1546 – 1601 361 quotes

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Quotes by Tycho Brahe

Legacy is in the data, not the man.

Final reflection 1601

The heavens laugh at human quarrels.

Comeback after duel 1566

Every star a story untold.

Progymnasmata 1576

Nor do I find it to be a matter of shame to confess my ignorance, for I am not ashamed to learn.

De Nova Stella

I have observed that the stars are not fixed in the heavens, but are subject to change.

De Nova Stella 1573

The heavens are not immutable, as the ancients believed, but are subject to change and alteration.

De Nova Stella 1573

It is not enough to observe, but one must also measure with the greatest accuracy.

Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

I have made it my business to collect all the observations I could, and to examine them with the greatest care.

Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

Without accurate observations, no true knowledge of the heavens can be obtained.

Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

I have spent my life in observing the stars, and I have found that they are not as they were described by the ancients.

Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

The heavens are a book, and he who reads it with care will find many wonderful things.

Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

I have not been afraid to challenge the opinions of the ancients, for I believe that truth is more important than authority.

De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis

The heavens are not a perfect sphere, but are subject to irregularities.

De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis 1588

I have found that the planets do not move in perfect circles, but in ellipses.

De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis

The heavens are not a simple machine, but a complex and intricate system.

De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis

I have dedicated my life to the study of the heavens, and I have found that there is no end to the wonders that can be discovered.

De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis

The truth is not to be found in speculation, but in observation and measurement.

De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis

I have built instruments of great precision, so that I might observe the heavens with the greatest accuracy.

Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

I have found that the comets are not atmospheric phenomena, but are celestial bodies.

De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis 1577

The heavens are not a fixed and unchangeable entity, but are in constant motion and flux.

De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis