Editing Tycho Brahe (section)

==Legacy==

===Biographies===
[[File:Brahe kepler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A monument to Tycho Brahe and [[Johannes Kepler]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]]]
The first biography of Tycho, which was also the first full-length biography of any scientist, was written by Gassendi in 1654.{{sfn|Kragh|2007|p=122}} In 1779, Tycho de Hoffmann wrote of Tycho's life in his history of the Brahe family. In 1913, [[Johann Dreyer|Dreyer]] published Tycho's collected works, facilitating further research. Early modern scholarship on Tycho tended to see the shortcomings of his astronomical model, painting him as a mysticist recalcitrant in accepting the Copernican revolution, and valuing mostly his observations that allowed Kepler to formulate his laws of planetary movement. Especially in Danish scholarship, Tycho was depicted as a mediocre scholar and a traitor to the nation{{snd}}perhaps because of the important role in Danish historiography of Christian IV as a warrior king.{{sfn|Björklund|1992}} 

In the second half of the 20th century, scholars began reevaluating his significance, and studies by Kristian Peder Moesgaard, Owen Gingerich, Robert Westman, Victor E. Thoren, John R. Christianson and C. Doris Hellman focused on his contributions to science, and demonstrated that while he admired Copernicus he was simply unable to reconcile his basic theory of physics with the Copernican view.{{sfn|Christianson|2002}}{{sfn|Christianson|1998}} Christianson's work showed the influence of Tycho's Uraniborg as a training center for scientists who after studying with Tycho went on to make contributions in various scientific fields.{{sfn|Kragh|2007}}

===Scientific legacy===
Although Tycho's planetary model was soon discredited, his astronomical observations were an essential contribution to the [[Scientific Revolution]]. The traditional view of Tycho is that he was primarily an empiricist who set new standards for precise and objective measurements.{{sfn|Kragh|2005|pages=220–222}} This appraisal originated in Gassendi's 1654 biography, ''Tychonis Brahe, equitis Dani, astronomorum coryphaei, vita''. It was furthered by Dreyer's biography in 1890, which was long the most influential work on Tycho. According to historian of science Helge Kragh, this assessment grew out of Gassendi's opposition to Aristotelianism and [[Cartesianism]], and fails to account for the diversity of Tycho's activities.{{sfn|Kragh|2005|pages=220–222}}

The [[Tycho Brahe Prize]], inaugurated in 2008, is awarded annually by the [[European Astronomical Society]] in recognition of the pioneering development or exploitation of European astronomical instrumentation, or major discoveries based largely on such instruments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tycho Brahe Medal |url=http://eas.unige.ch/tycho_brahe_prize.jsp |publisher=[[European Astronomical Society]] |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220125508/https://eas.unige.ch//tycho_brahe_prize.jsp |archive-date=20 December 2022 |date=2022}}</ref>

===Cultural legacy===
[[File:Stjarneborg.jpg|thumb|A modern reconstruction of [[Stjerneborg]] observatory in [[Ven (Sweden)|Hven Island]], originally constructed in 1589, now a museum]]

Tycho's discovery of the new star was the inspiration for [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s poem "[[Al Aaraaf]]". In 1998, ''[[Sky & Telescope]]'' magazine published an article by [[Donald Olson (astronomer)|Donald Olson]], Marilynn S. Olson and Russell L. Doescher arguing, in part, that Tycho's supernova was also the same "star that's westward from the pole" in Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]''.{{Sfn|Olson|Olson|Doescher|1998}}

Tycho is directly referenced in [[Sarah Williams (poet)|Sarah Williams]]' poem [[wikisource:Twilight Hours (1868)/The Old Astronomer|The Old Astronomer]]: "Reach me down my Tycho Brahé,{{snd}}I would know him when we meet". Though, the poem's oft quoted line comes later: "Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; / I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night." 

[[Alfred Noyes]] in his ''Watchers of the Sky'' (the first part of ''The Torch-bearers'' of 1922) included a long biographical poem in honour of Brahe, elaborating on the known history in a highly romantic and imaginative way.

The lunar crater [[Tycho (lunar crater)|Tycho]] is named in his honour,<ref>Kenneth R. Lang. 2003. ''The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System''. Kenneth R. Lang. Cambridge University Press, p. 163.</ref> as is the crater [[Tycho Brahe (Martian crater)|Tycho Brahe]] on Mars and the minor planet [[1677 Tycho Brahe]] in the asteroid belt.<ref>Lutz D. Schmadel. 2012. ''Dictionary of Minor Planet Names''. Springer Science + Business Media, p. 129.</ref> The bright supernova, SN&nbsp;1572, is also known as [[Tycho's Nova]]{{sfn|Krause|Tanaka|Usuda|Hattori|2008}} and the [[Tycho Brahe Planetarium]] in Copenhagen is also named after him,<ref>Lutz D. Schmadel. ''Dictionary of Minor Planet Names''. Springer Science + Business Media. p. 96.</ref> as is the palm genus ''[[Brahea]]''.{{sfn|Henderson|Galeano|Bernal|2019|p=54}} In 2015, the planet [[55 Cancri c|Brahe]] was named after him as part of the [[NameExoWorlds]] campaign.

[[Brahe Rock]] in [[Antarctica]] is named after Tycho Brahe.

In [[The Expanse (novel series)|''The Expanse'' (novel series)]] and [[The Expanse (TV series)|''The Expanse'' (TV series)]] "Tycho" is the name of a company known for its large-scale building projects all around the Solar System. The company has their own space station named "Tycho Station".

In the 1996 video game [[Descent II]], the players' 7th destination planet is named Tycho Brahe.

Author [[Jerry Holkins]]' comic alter ego and online handle for [[Penny Arcade]] is named after the astronomer Tycho Brahe.