Biography of sophia brahe
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Sophia was born in Knudsturp, Denmark, in 1556. She was the youngest of 10 children. Her oldest brother was the famous astronomer, Tycho Brahe.
Tycho and Sophia were part of a noble Danish family. Their family did not approve of Tycho and Sophia's interest in science. That was not the sort of thing noble people did! Tycho's parents thought he should study law or politics. However, Tycho decided to study astronomy instead.
He encouraged Sophia to study science as well. He taught her chemistry and how to grow plants for food and medicine. But he told her not to study astronomy because it was too complex for a woman. Sophia was not put off and studied on her own. She even paid for translations of Latin books.
Tycho was proud that his young sister had learned astronomy on her own. 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
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Sophia Brahe
Danish horticulturalist
Sophia Brahe | |
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| Born | 24 August 1559 (or 22 September 1556) Knutstorp, Denmark–Norway |
| Died | 1643 (aged 83–84) Helsingør, Denmark–Norway |
| Known for | Working with her brother Tycho Brahe on making astronomical observations, creating exceptional gardens at Trolleholm Castle, genealogist of Danish noble families |
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| Children | Tage Thott |
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.
Life
[edit]She was born in Knudstrup
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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 condemned by their family for studying science, who thought it an inappropriate past time for noble people, but Tycho was very supportive of his younger sister, and although he had trained her in horticuluture and chemistry, he was very proud that Sophia had learnt astronomy on her own. She primarily studied in German but also had Latin books translated with her own money to further her studies.
Sophia married in 1576 and bore one son. Upon her husband’s death she managed his property and kept it profitable until her son was old enough to take over. Alongside her parenting she became a horticulturalist, and continued to study chemistry and medicin. She