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Sophia (or Sophie) Thott Lange ( née Brahe; 24 August 1559 or 22 September 1556 [1] – 1643), known by her maiden name, was a Danish noblewoman and horticulturalist with knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine. She worked alongside her brother Tycho Brahe in making astronomical observations.
Sophia began to help Tycho with his work when she was a young teenager. She made observations of eclipses and comets. When she was 16, Sophia helped discover a new star. Tycho called it 'Nova Stella'. We now know that the new star was a supernova. Sophia and her brother studied the night sky together for many years. Sophia often visited Tycho ...
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Sophia Brahe. Sophia Brahe (1556 - 1643) Sophia Brahe assisted her older brother, Tycho Brahe, in making astronomical measurements that became the basis for modern planetary orbit predictions. She was the youngest of ten children and began assisting Tycho with his astronomical observations when she was barely a teenager. Tycho and Sophia were ...
Sophia BRAHE. Sophie Brahe, also known as Sophia Thott, was a Danish horticulturalist and student of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine, best known for assisting her brother Tycho Brahe with his astronomical observations. She was born in Knudsturp, as the youngest of ten children, to Otte Brahe rigsråd, or advisor to the King of Denmark; and ...
Brahe, Sophia (1556–1643) Danish student of astronomy and chemistry. Born in Denmark in 1556; died in 1643; one of ten children of Otto and Beate (Bille) Brahe; sister of astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601); married Otto Thott (died 1588); married Erik Lange; children: (first marriage) one.
Sophie Brahe. 1556-1643. Danish horticulturist and astronomer who occasionally assisted her brother Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). She frequently visited Tycho at his observatory Uraniborg on the island Hven and assisted him with observations he used to compute the December 8, 1573, lunar eclipse.
Mar 15, 2016 · Publish with us. Policies and ethics. She was considered one of the most erudite women of her time. Sophie Brahe was the youngest of ten children of Otto Brahe (1518–1571) a State Councilor and Beate Bille (1526–1605). Self-taught and sister of the famous astronomer Tycho, she became his...
