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Encyclopedia > Tycho

Tycho may refer to:

  • Tycho Brahe (1546–1601), Tyge Ottesen Brahe, Danish nobleman and astronomer
  • Tycho (crater), on the Moon
  • Tycho Brahe (crater), on Mars
  • The Tycho-1 Catalogue of stars
  • Tycho Celchu, a character in the fictional Star Wars Universe
  • Brother-Captain Tycho, a character from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe
  • Tycho (music), an ambient techno project by Scott Hansen
  • The character Tycho Brahe from the Penny Arcade comic
  • A shipboard AI in the Marathon computer game
  • Tycho is the name of the desert ranger henchman from the computer game Fallout

Tycho Brahe Monument of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler in Prague Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe (December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601), was a Danish nobleman from the region of Scania (in modern-day Sweden), best known today as an early astronomer, though in his lifetime he was also... Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands. ... Mars has a crater named after Tycho Brahe. ... In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. ... Tycho Celchu (pronounced /sel/choo/) is part of the fictional Star Wars Universe. ... Brother-Captain Tycho is a character from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... Penny Arcade is a webcomic and blog written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik focusing on computer and video games. ... Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins Keith Gerald Jerry Holkins (born February 6, 1976) is the writer of the popular webcomic Penny Arcade. ... Marathon is the first title in the Marathon series of science fiction first-person shooter computer games from Bungie Software, the same company who created the Halo series. ... Robin Shoots with Sir Guy by Louis Rhead. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Tycho Brahe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2847 words)
Tycho believed in a modified geocentric model known as the Tychonic system, for the same reasons that he argued that the supernova of 1572 was not near the Earth.
Tycho was the preeminent observational astronomer of the pre-telescopic period, and his observations of stellar and planetary positions achieved unparalleled accuracy for their time.
Tycho also worked in the area of weather prediction, produced astrological interpretations of the supernova of 1572 and the comet of 1577, and furnished his patrons Frederick II and Rudolph II with nativities and other predictions (thereby strengthening the ties between patron and client by demonstrating value).
Tycho (crater) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (607 words)
Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands.
To the south is Street crater; to the east Pictet, and to the north-northeast is Sasserides crater.
Tycho is a relatively young crater, with an estimated age of 108 million years, as estimated from samples of the crater rays recovered during the Apollo 17 mission.
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