Tycho Brahe — "The new star in Cassiopeia has confounded all the philosophers."
The new star in Cassiopeia has confounded all the philosophers.
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Referring to the supernova of 1572, which challenged the notion of an unchanging celestial sphere.
Date: 1572
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