- 1. What was Tycho Brahe's nationality?
A) Danish
B) French
C) German
D) Swedish
- 2. In what century did Tycho Brahe live?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 16th 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) Copernican system
C) Tychonic system
D) Ptolemaic system
- 4. In which year did Tycho Brahe die?
A) 1587
B) 1601
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) Crete
C) Gotland
D) Hven
- 7. Where was Tycho Brahe born?
A) Germany
B) Denmark
C) Sweden
D) Norway
- 8. What type of metal was used for Tycho Brahe's prosthetic nose?
A) Iron
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Copper
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