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Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) is regarded as the last and greatest astronomer of the pre-telescopic era. A hot-headed Danish nobleman, Tycho lost part of his nose in a sword duel and later replaced it with a copper prosthesis. In an attempt to refute Copernicus’ view of the Universe, Tycho began making precise measurements of the stars and the movements of the planets with the aid of quadrants and cross-staffs from his observatory at Uraniborg on the island of Hven. Tycho’s careful naked-eye observations went on to provide plenty of evidence disproving the old established notions of the Earth-centred Universe.

Tycho Brahe, a great pretelescopic astronomer. He used naked eye devices to make incredibly accurate observations of planetary motions.