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