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Brahe's Conception of the Universe

The Brahe Universe

The process of breaking down the medieval view of the cosmos was a long one, dependent on the work of such greats as Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo. But it was Isaac Newton's laws that finally provided the genius of synthesis necessary to explain how and why the planets moved.

Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) attempted to reconcile astronomical observations with the church-accepted view of the universe. He knew that the idea of a geocentric universe was not supported by the astronomy, but he maintained that the planets revolve around the sun, while the sun annually describes a circle around the earth. This satisfied the church - Earth was still at the center of the cosmos.


 

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