Kidnapped by his uncle at the age of 2; cataloguer of all the planets and over 1000 stars in the pre-telescope age... Tycho Brahe was a pretty interesting fellow! Follow his life in this special Science in Seconds segment: People of Science!
Host: Brit Trogen
Photo credits: Wikimedia users Eduard Ender, Lokal Profil, Svdmolen, and public domain. Because, you know, historical stuff!
References:
http://Galileo.phys.Virginia.EDU/classes/109N/1995/lectures/tychob.html