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THE BRAHE LEGACY
The northwest van
Scania
Southern Sweden
Sweden
0418-72530
Type: Museum
Hours: The museum is open every day from mid-April through September, 10 am-4 pm, and during peak season, 10 am-6 pm
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Scania
Southern Sweden
Sweden
0418-72530
Type: Museum
Hours: The museum is open every day from mid-April through September, 10 am-4 pm, and during peak season, 10 am-6 pm
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The most historically significant man to live and work on the island was the famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Brahe was first in the world to create an observatory exclusively for the purpose of mapping the positions of the stars and orbits of the planets. He called this observatory Uraniborg, a beautiful castle, built in the late 16th century on the middle of the island. A few years later, Brahe built yet another observatory, this one underground, and he called it Stjärneborg. Uraniborg was destroyed in the 17th century but parts of Stjärneborg were found by archaeologists in 1950.
Today, there’s a multimedia display of Brahe’s works in Stjärneborg which is worth seeing. There’s also the museum and recreated Renaissance garden where Uraniborg stood.
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