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