Tycho Brahe 0 Euro Note

Tycho Brahe 0 Euro Banknote

Danish Astronomer




Product Code:   DKAB-2022-1
Circulation:        5,000




The Tycho Brahe 0 Euro Note is a 0 Euro Note dedicated to Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe (1546 – 1601), generally called Tycho for short, who was a Danish astronomer of the Renaissance, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations. He was known during his lifetime as an astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist. He was the last major astronomer before the invention of the telescope. Tycho Brahe has also been described as the greatest pre-telescopic astronomer. In 1572, Tycho noticed a completely new star that was brighter than any star or planet. Astonished by the existence of a star that ought not to have been there, he devoted himself to the creation of ever more accurate instruments of measurement over the next fifteen years (1576–1591). King Frederick II granted Tycho an estate on the island of Hven and the money to build Uraniborg, the first large observatory in Christian Europe. He later worked underground at Stjerneborg, where he realised that his instruments in Uraniborg were not sufficiently steady. His unprecedented research program both turned astronomy into the first modern science and also helped launch the Scientific Revolution. Read more