Brahe
TYCHO (brä'e), a Swedish from a noble family, and was sent, at the age of 13, to the University of Copenhagen. An eclipse of the sun turned his attention to astronomy. His uncle destined him for the law, but the age of 13, to the University of An eclipse of the sun turned his attention to astronomy. His Copenhagen. uncle destined him for the law, but Brahé, while his tutor slept, busied himself nightly with the stars. He sucsian) tables, and set about their cor- rection. At Wittenberg, where he regrave errors in the Alphonsine tabl the so-called Prutenic (i. e., Prussian) tables, and set about their corof gold, After two years spent his nose in a duel with a Danish gen- silver and wax. After two years spent sided for a short time, he lost part of his nose in a duel with a Danish genin 1572, he discovered a new and brilsilver and wax. in Augsburg, he returned home, where,