- 1. What was Tycho Brahe's nationality?
A) French
B) German
C) Danish
D) Swedish
- 2. In what century did Tycho Brahe live?
A) 16th century
B) 18th century
C) 17th century
D) 15th century
- 3. What was Tycho Brahe's system called, which combined elements of the geocentric and heliocentric models?
A) Ptolemaic system
B) Keplerian system
C) Copernican system
D) Tychonic system
- 4. In which year did Tycho Brahe die?
A) 1587
B) 1610
C) 1601
D) 1599
- 5. Who succeeded Tycho Brahe as Imperial Mathematician to the Holy Roman Emperor?
A) Tycho II
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Nicolaus Copernicus
- 6. Which island did Tycho Brahe own and operate an observatory on?
A) Hven
B) Sicily
C) Gotland
D) Crete
- 7. Where was Tycho Brahe born?
A) Denmark
B) Sweden
C) Germany
D) Norway
- 8. What type of metal was used for Tycho Brahe's prosthetic nose?
A) Iron
B) Copper
C) Silver
D) Gold
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