Portrait of Tycho Brahe
Date
17th century
Sitter
Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601, Danish) , Astronomer
Creator
Philipp Kilian (1628 - 1693, German) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v6 p49
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 273mm
width (plate): 174mm
width (plate): 174mm
Subject
Description
Engraved portrait of Tycho Brahe, by the engraver Philipp Kilian.
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was a Danish nobleman and astronomer. He combined the Ptolemaic planetary system (the Sun orbiting the Earth) with the Copernican system (the other planets orbiting the Sun) into the Tychonic system. He established an astronomical observatory and alchemial laboratory called Uraniborg on the small island of Hven, between Zealand and Scania, which was Danish at the time.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was a Danish nobleman and astronomer. He combined the Ptolemaic planetary system (the Sun orbiting the Earth) with the Copernican system (the other planets orbiting the Sun) into the Tychonic system. He established an astronomical observatory and alchemial laboratory called Uraniborg on the small island of Hven, between Zealand and Scania, which was Danish at the time.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
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