Sujet
Statue of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe at sunset, Uranienborg, Ven, Sweden. Artist: Per Eliasson
Légende
Statue of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe at sunset, Uranienborg, Ven, Sweden. Considered to be the greatest pre-telescope observer, Brahe's (1546-1601) contributions to astronomy were enormous. Not only did he revolutionise astronomical instrumentation, by emphasising the importance of accuracy for the first time, but also profoundly changed observational practice. He was the first to observe the orbits of the moon and planets, and the first to make corrections for atmospheric refraction. He built an observatory, the Uranienborg, named after Urania, the muse of astronomy, on the island of Ven, which belonged to Denmark in Brahe's day.
Date
1939
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Pär Eliasson
Notre référence
HRM19D82_242
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (846,3Ko) / 35,4cm x 35,4cm / 4185 x 4178 (300dpi)