Category Archives: History Of Astronomy

Tycho Brahe appears in the history of astronomy, a few years after Copernicus had published his famous Heliocentric (Sun-Centred) Model. Tycho started young and became a famous and accomplished astronomer, who also had a taste for the flamboyant high-life as … Continue reading →

Nicolaus Copernicus was born into this world in 1473, in the small town of Thorn near the border between Germany and Poland. His father was a tradesman and unlike many “gentlemen astronomers”, not a nobleman. Nevertheless, Nicolaus obtained an education … Continue reading →

Claudius Ptolemy was the greatest ever astronomer. I say this not because of the accuracy of his discoveries. On the contrary, his work was fundamentally and utterly wrong. What makes him so great is the fact that his work dominated … Continue reading →