Definition for Tycho Brahe
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Brahe, Tycho (1546 to 1601): Astronomer, born in Sweden. In 1573 he discovered important errors in the astronomical tables, and started work to rectify this by observing the stars and planets with unprecedented spatial accuracy. He rejected the Copernican theory. Kepler used Brahe's data to validate Copernicus. Brahe has achieved fame of a less erudite nature for possessing a prosthetic nose of silver or gold, his original proboscis having been forfeited in a duel. It is also reported that Brahe kept a pet elk which died in a drinking accident.