Tycho goes to the university
nAt the age of 13, Tycho was sent to the University of
Copenhagen to study philosophy and
rhetorics.
nA solar eclipse 1560 awoke his interest in astronomy,
and he began reading
books on the subject.
nHe attended the universities of Leipzig, Wittenberg,
Rostock and Basel to
study law, humanities and science.
nIn Leipzig he started astronomical studies without
permission, but was soon
forgiven after demonstrating successes.
nHe found that old observations were very inaccurate, and
started to design methods and
instruments for high-precision measurement of positions of celestial bodies.