450 years ago today, the keystone of Europe's first modern astronomical observatory—the Uraniborg designed by Tycho Brahe, was laid. It was also the last...
450 years ago today, the keystone of Europe's first modern astronomical observatory—the Uraniborg designed by Tycho Brahe, was laid. It was also the last to be built without a telescope as its primary instrument. It was the first scientific complex to be funded entirely by a state for the purpose of research, and was so expensive it cost roughly 1% of the Danish national income. Brahe made many astronomical breakthroughs and calculations from within the walls of Uraniborg, and hosted a who's-who of European astronomical alumni. READ more... (1576)
