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Curated OER

The Scientific Revolution: 1500-1700

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Discover the key players involved in reshaping scientific thought during the scientific revolution. Basic information regarding major contributions of Brahe, Copernicus, Galileo, Bacon, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton are covered in this...
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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Supernovae (Advanced)

For Students 9th - 10th
Supernovae are divided into two basic physical types, including a description of supernova types and how they are classified based on the existence of hydrogen spectral lines. Definitions of key terms are provided.
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University of Oxford (UK)

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford: Tycho Brahe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about Tycho Brahe as well as many pictures of him and his diagrams of the universe as he saw it.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Who's Who in Space (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a list of people who have given their lives to studying space science. Each person has a biography that you can read.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Who's Who in Space (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 5th
StarChild presents biographies of people who have contributed to space exploration from Tycho Brahe to Sally Ride.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Your Age on Other Worlds

For Students 6th - 8th
How old would you be on Mars? Venus? Have fun plugging in your birthdate to see your age on other planets then read scroll down for a full explanation.
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eBook
NASA

Nasa: Kepler and His Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides biographical details about the lives of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. Discusses Kepler's successes at developing laws of planeatry motion. States the three laws and discusses each one individually....
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Rice University

Galileo Project: Christopher Clavius

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides a biography of Clavius including an excerpt from his writings. A picture is provided in this article along with links to additional information.
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Rice University

Galileo Project: Tycho Brahe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Rice University contains information about his life, his father, eduction, religion, nationality, scientific discipline, means of support, patronage, technical involvement, scientific societies, and a bibloigraphy on...
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University of Virginia

Tycho Brahe U Va Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about Tycho Brahe's life as well as his accomplishments.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Tycho Brahe

For Students 9th - 10th
A great overview of the life of astronomer Tycho Brahe from Wikipedia Encyclopedia. This article discusses his contributions to the world of astronomy, and his building of his observatory called Uraniborg.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Astronomia Visible

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has maps of the nearest stars and constellations. Earth and star daily rotation, proper motion of the stars and many other topics about the solar system are also shown.Read phonetically
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Tycho Brahe, the Scandalous Astronomer

For Students 9th - 10th
Dan Wenkel dives into the history behind 16th century astronomer, Tycho Brahe explaining how he continued to inspire intrigue even after his death. [4:08]
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Other

Tycho Brahe: Danish Astronomer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about his astronomical achievements, his life in a few important years, and other information about his small beautiful castle on the island Hven, located in between Denmark and Sweden.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Tycho Brahe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this 16th century astronomer who was known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations.
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Interactive
Children's Museum

Children's Museum: Field Guide to the Universe: Astronomers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read brief biographies of astronomers who are grouped by time period.
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Handout
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: High Altitude Observatory: Tycho Brahe (1546 1601)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about Brahe's contributions to astronomy, and also discusses his planetary model.
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Article
Other

U of Cambridge: Tycho Brahe and the Separation of Astronomy From Astrology

For Students 9th - 10th
The subject of the paper is the shift from an astrology-oriented astronomy towards an allegedly more objective, mathematically grounded approach to astronomy. This shift is illustrated through a close reading of Tycho Brahe's scientific...
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Other

University of Cambridge: Tycho Brahe's Books

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about the books that astronomer, Tycho Brahe wrote and produced in his own printing press. Read on about Brahe and his books. Includes links to biographical information and more of Brahe's endeavors.
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Other

University of Cambridge: Tycho Brahe and Astronomical Tables

For Students 9th - 10th
This site conatians information about Tycho Brahe and Astronomical Tables. Contains many links to more information about Tycho Brahe.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Tycho Brahe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a short biography of Tycho Brahe. This is a great source for biographies of mathematicians and scientists.
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Other

University of Cambridge: Tycho Brahe

For Students 9th - 10th
The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University provides biographical information on Tycho Brahe, the most famous obervational astronomer of the sixteenth century.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tycho Brahe

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Tycho Brahe can be found on this website. Learn about this naked-eye astronomer work and life on this page.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Timeline of Solar System Astronomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth timeline of important events in astronomy relating to the solar system are presented here. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects.