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Tycho Brahe - MSN Encarta |
 | | Brahe accepted the proposal, and in 1576 construction began on the castle of Uranienborg (“fortress of the heavens”), where for 20 years the astronomer pursued his observations. |
 | | After the death of Frederick II in 1588, Brahe's benefits were withdrawn by Frederick's successor, Christian IV, and eventually the astronomer was deprived of even his observatory. |
 | | In 1597 Brahe accepted an invitation to Bohemia from the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, who gave him a pension of 3000 ducats and an estate near Prague, where a new Uranienborg was to be built. |
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