Tycho Brahe, the scandalous astronomer - Dan Wenkel

[@Pippinmog]

Tycho: Isn't that a new star? Keppler: Who nose?

[@shadowheart.]

Hahahahaha :'D

[@troglodyto]

hahahahah

[@TechnologyTalks01]

Terrible pun but I know what you mean so haha (sarcasm)

[@bunebone]

I literally burst out laughing

[@LarkSachrosis]

I'm guessing that was the last time a government gave a scientist a castle.

[@tightsleights5246]

LarkSachrosis I think Neils Bohr got one actually

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

@@tightsleights5246 You think Neils Bohr got one actually?

[@abrahamalfaro7908]

@@rageagaintstheNWO They think Neils Bohr got one actually.

[@jb03hf]

The man was a nobleman and he had 1% of the entire amount of money in Denmark- the guy could buy his own castle.

[@buciemanzini1061]

🤣🤣

[@irfanlone9032]

It's never boring when you love what you do

[@paullavoie5542]

The Autobiography of Tycho Brahe: That Time I Lost My Nose In A Sword Fight Over Math

[@samuraimecha1070]

Sounds more like a modern Japanese light novel title.

[@camila1925]

@@samuraimecha1070 or an isekai anime

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

The artist who did this was on point. Like really good job. Your hard work is much appreciated.

[@jacobsebastian8640]

Spending days in a laboratory does not sound boring or monotonous

[@ketheranechromate7479]

+Jacob Sebastian Agreed very much.

[@beasthunt]

Away from people, locked away in a lab just doing your work. That sounds like heaven on earth.

[@ijemand5672]

Okay nerd

[@benmaghsoodi2067]

@@beasthunt who gets a lab all to themselves? There are almost always other people around you in the lab. It's more like a restaurant kitchen.

[@TheGuinever]

Titrating proteins all day is a snoozer for many people. Just one example. Zzzzzz

[@harrisonhelton4207]

What about his moose? You know- the drunk one that fell down the stairs...

[@Meta4XYZ]

A moose once bit my sister...

[@sharcc2511]

T'was a elk. Not a moose.

[@fastertove]

Moose isn't wrong.

[@kalki3060]

wait..what?

[@nathanjohn9151]

wasn't it someone else's elk he just borrowed for a party

[@ehtuanK]

No word about the tamed but drunken elk that fell down the stairs at one of Brahes excessive parties?

[@danischannel]

That incident is mentioned on the left page at 0:25

[@troglodyto]

@@danischannel wow good find

[@EDUARDO12348]

This guy was awesome! not only for discovering the first sypernova, now named SN 1572 (7500 light years away) but also for thugging it-out with his third cousin over math formula! I love science drama.

[@serotonin14]

me too 😂

[@anoriolkoyt]

I always like hearing about the relationships among scientists and their contemporaries. Tycho/Kepler, Edison/Tesla, the atomic age physicists, etc...

[@LloydieP]

Kepler took his notes after he died. It was Kepler that did the math and worked out the elliptical orbits of the planets. Such a shame that he is given so little credit for demolishing geocentric dogma. Galileo made heliocentrism popular afterward and Copernicus famously suggested it with a crazy mish-mash of complex divine circular orbits some years before, but Kepler proved it..hands down.

[@homegrownbear2694]

Cool story bro

[@markprange2430]

Kepler gave Tycho Brahe great thanks and respect.

[@briganja]

"And since no castle would be complete without entertainment, Tycho employed a clairvoyant dwarf as court jester." WTF i died. i feel like we are really not getting the whole story with this castle lyfe Tycho was livin

[@MrMMAHouse]

Holy shit, losing your nose in a sword fight. Thats fuckin serious haha!!!

[@gilanin]

MMA House Holy shit, having a sword fight because of a mathematical formula. That's fuckin serious haha!!!

[@StarBoundFables]

Woah, what a story 😃 I've heard of Tycho Brahe before & I appreciate getting the chance to hear more about his story, thank you 🙏🏼

[@dongdong527]

Lol they fought over a frickin math formula... im dieing

[@williammedford6031]

Tycho's contribution was mostly the accurate data he accumulated for 20 years in his nightly observations of the heavens. It was Kepler who made the best use of that data, and came up with the accurate laws of motion, after Tycho's death.

[@jessiek2134]

This is seriously too funny! Well done. I am studying Tycho Brahe for an adventure game I'm creating because his biography is simply priceless. You can't make this stuff up!! :D You forgot the part about his pet moose (yup, moose!) who drank too much beer, fell down the stairs and died.

[@DragonbornTorterra]

Not trying to be "that guy" but as a person from Denmark and a man who studies its history, you guys got just two things wrong, his cousin was the one that cut off his nose, and he did not pass away from drinking, in fact he won many drinking battles in his castle. (And you pronounced the castle name wrong)

[@Mogiman94]

Yeah, and how do you know that, there are many myths around his death.

[@YH-cq5qf]

Evan Luttrell was the sword fight against his cousin actually because of a mathematical formula?

[@loremipsum5759]

@@YH-cq5qf Yes, it was almost Brahe's last theorem. ;)

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

To be fair pronunciation is hard when it’s very foreign

[@vanibandodkar31415]

Thank you so much for this video.. I've been wanting to know about brahe from a long time..

[@rebelbeammasterx8472]

When you discover a new star, that makes a new star.

[@42PalaceOfWisdom42]

Rumor has it Brahe owned a pet moose, which died falling down some stairs after having had too much beer. Nice video, but you should've used a map of 16th century Europe at 0:52

[@danischannel]

The incident with the moose is mention in the left page at 0:25

[@sharcc2511]

Elk not moosr my guys

[@fastertove]

www.norwegianamerican.com/barneblad-moose-or-elk/ Not sure that elk is more correct...

[@Sunberries84]

Why did you leave out that part where his pet moose got drunk and fell down the stairs? That was the best part.

[@Exist64]

Tycho is my favorite band so this guy is my man

[@TheImpiroGirl]

I am Danish and her pronunciation hurts me. (I know she can't help it but GAAAIDUKJSDDGHHH)

[@sgs6991]

TheImpiroGirl I'm not danish but still bothers me a lot

[@ADEehrh]

TheImpiro please excuse the hanky talk; As one, I get angry with LOTS of that in my country. (Amarica) sorry ☺

[@ADEehrh]

TheImpiroGirl

[@troglodyto]

which word and what is the correct sound?

[@ElectroIsMyReligion]

Hvad?

[@MarcoCastilloVideos]

Thanks for the subtitles i really appreciate it.

[@PossumMedic]

"Spending hours in the lab without any social interaction" 🥰 Sounds like my dream job! 😂

[@balikakamble1433]

thank you so much ted ed team. i like this video. i would like to watch some more scientists story with you , so please do some more videos on scientists.

[@sysexstudio]

First learned about Brahe from the original Cosmos series back in the 80s.

[@rachel.7598]

He could LITERALLY be the next Hamilton. Someone should write a play about him.

[@lordpatthethird]

You forgot his moose and secret torture dungeon.

[@ceej2198]

Patrick Moscatello You should watch Sam O'Nella's cover on Tycho Brahe.

[@sharcc2511]

It was an elk me boy

[@ijemand5672]

Elk

[@SSD-xr7sy]

Wondering where Sophia Brahe is. Since she helped him with most of his astronomy work. Especially with orbits.

[@stephenmeier4658]

Did I just hear "A clairvoyant dwarf named Jeff" or is my mind trolling me

[@Alice_Bedlam]

No it said a clairvoyant dwarf named Jepp

[@lucasjones8151]

my name jeff

[@edfreak9001]

And here I thought that was just the name of the Penny Arcade character.

[@dewinthemorning]

Yes, apparently Tycho Brahe led a very interesting life. I thought he bequeathed his rich astronomical data to Kepler, or was it another scientist?

[@originalhgc]

Yes, it was Kepler. And that's how Kepler derived his laws of motion. They really were one of the greatest tag teams in all of science, even though their overlap was relatively short.

[@jarekwrzosek2048]

You forgot to mention how Tycho's pet moose got drunk, fell down the stairs and died. In somebody else's house. XD

[@stephenkilpatrick7199]

To be fair, there was no scandalous "poisoning" of Brahe by Kepler. Brahe's body was exhumed in 2010; no evidence was found. His bladder, though...

[@musicvideosish]

Thank you, that was wonderful!

[@dogwood5070]

I’m just mad because they made absolutely 0 mention of his pet elk which got drunk at a party then died falling down some stairs

[@Prelude610]

It looks like Dr. N. D. Tyson will have to up his game a bit. ;)

[@youngsterfilms7368]

He actually received a 5% budget, the most well funded observatory in history

[@greenergrass4060]

Dont Lose ur : Anne Boleyn: Head ☺ Vincent vanGogh: Ear 👂 Tycho Brahe: Nose 👃

[@sylviahan766]

Why is he called "scandalous"? He didn't really do anything wrong.

[@motorcop505]

Sylvia Han This video didn't say, but he had the falling out with the new Danish king over the supposed affair Tycho had with his mother, the queen.

[@originalhgc]

Not that was talked about in the video. He was responsible for the upkeep of the royal chapel in Roskilde, and he neglected to the point that the roof caved in. The king was plenty mad about it. He mistreated the servants on Uraniborg to such an extent that even feudal mores of the time were breached.

[@niranjanr8075]

So a sword duel was the way scientific arguments were settled. Mann can’t believe the formulas then Perhaps do the same with those who object in exams 😈

[@thumbpickr1812]

They don't make astronomers like him anymore . . .Fun guy!

[@777-Phil]

Tycho's 'heliocentric-geocentrism' seems noteworthy ... for those of us who do see the cosmos rotating about us. Thumbs down for not hinting on Tycho's invaluable model(s).

[@j.dunlop8295]

Twenty years of studying and partying! He died at 55 when average age of death was 43-47 yrs. old. Madman of the heavens?

[@titan9259]

best airline for this is ted

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

His mother war Lady In Waiting at Kronborg castle where Wilhelm Kemp visited as part of an entertainment tour. Back in London he worked with Shakespeare who later wrote Hamlet with inspiration from Thycho Brahe's life and the castle of Kronborg where his mother served the queen. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern were family to Thycho Brahe and Shakespere used their names in the play.

[@saurabhpal8605]

I dream of a time when scientists and philosophers live in mansions and castles, instead of glorified jesters and ball-kickers.

[@SmileySnowflake]

Really interesting video, and the animations were lovely. It's kind of funny, seeing as I'm from Denmark :)

[@rudainaalkhanji]

Spending hours in a laboratory doesn't actually sound boring at all

[@nelidayupanqui1982]

Hola. Me encanta todo sobre Ticho Brahe, pero; No entiendo inglish, por lo que me agradaría muchísimo, que lo traduzcan al Español. Por favor serían tan amables, se los agradecería mucho. Muchas gracias, hasta pronto.

[@Lolmaster152]

That pronounciation tho...

[@riddlers91]

I love this channel!

[@tidalorpheus5408]

You forgot the part where he bought an elk and they became pissed drunk and then went up the stairs and fell down and died

[@mohammedelmugassabi8587]

Amazing vid thank you ted.

[@bulletbill1104]

Sam O’Nella anyone?

[@graggregelson1222]

TICO BRAH

[@gurkirpasarao2072]

Lost a nose because of a sword duel over a mathematical formula argument. Just Wow.

[@cernunnos_lives]

Tycho was badass nerd rage.

[@classicambo9781]

Find it odd that no one in comments is suggesting syphillus as the real reason behind his facial deformity and mercury consumption. Am I missing something obvious?

[@luci4133]

Did anyone else read the whole thing at 0:25 ??? hehe

[@danischannel]

Rumour has it that Brahe kept a pet moose,which died falling down some stairs after getting drunk with beer. This incident is mentioned on the left page at 0:25

[@NekoMouser]

Tell me about it, the whole thing is spoiled at 21s in when his demise is given away, too.

[@neoverse]

"acquire his data"? How about steal his data! Tycho's belonging were suppose to be sent to his family. Am I suppose to believe the man was too polite to get up and take a piss? Gimme a break. if the man was so popular(rock star status), I don't think he'd care if it someone was offended because he had to go relieve himself. I put my money on Kepler poisoning him so he could steal his papers.

[@Em-sg1jn]

Actually, there are a lot of theories behind his death. One is that he WAS poisoned, but not by Kepler. There had been rumors that Brahe had been having affairs with the queen. Awkward. Also, tradition stated that guests may not rise before the king, therefore, he could not get up to pee, lest he offended the king.

[@steckner]

+Neoverse No, after his body was exhumed and autopsied in 2010, they ruled out all forms of poison, and discovered that indeed the seemingly-dubious story about his bladder was true based on medical evidence (though yeah, the "rock star status" claim is a bit of a hyperbole).

[@penguinb4u]

Richard Feynman lived life to the fullest..

[@MZZenyl]

It's pronounced like "tyko bra", rather than "thycho brah-e"

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

No it's not...

[@Elischannel4stuff]

It should actually be more like "bra-he" and NOT "bra-hey" like they pronounce it.

[@bolerie]

GorillaGuerilla I'm from Denmark myself, and I can assure you that his name should be pronounced like Tyko Braa. If you really wanna make sure head over to his english wikipage and listen for yourself.

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

And I'm from Denmark too - it's pronounced with a "-he" Sound in the end - and I don't think an English wikipage is a very reliable source in pronouncing a Danish name with roots in Götaland...

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

And if we are to be more specific he was actually named Thyge - but "Thyco" just sounded smarter... ;-)

[@wylde39]

Damn I want to go to that observatory castle.

[@gamesbok]

You missed out Brahe's pet moose.

[@Inkan1969]

1:10 - So what was the formula?

[@fern2988]

Ouch.... Its the brass nose part. ow.

[@croppedhair_31]

Losing your nose for something academic? That sounds like some kind of apocalypse for us gen-z people.

[@ledzeppelin4892000]

0:45, were partial derivatives introduced when Tycho Brahe was around?

[@pierrecurie]

At least he survived his duel... unlike Evariste Galois

[@KTChamberlain]

I'm sure the pronunciation goes both ways, but I've always heard it pronounced as "Tee-co".

[@someguy2228]

U for got that he had a dwarf that could tell the future

[@bossgirlbangtanboys4504]

Really impressive 🔥

[@marialopezdeandres3927]

so good thanks

[@cookie7993]

Not fighting over a girl, fighting over a mathematical equation involving a duel and the loss of his nose. Sounds exhilarating

[@Julika7]

Wikipedia says Tycho is pronounced Tyge.

[@PennyDreadful1]

Supposedly he died on a feast at Visingsö Sweden.

[@rainyday7831]

You made him sound nice!

[@toastasteron]

is it just me or the video stops at the brass nose part?

[@budadadi2247]

It happens to me too

[@budadadi2247]

It happens to me too

[@TEDEd]

Uh oh! Can you give us a time code? Thanks for pointing this out.

[@tinapeaches]

TED-Ed It happens at 3:27.

[@TEDEd]

Tinapeaches Bland ***** Ahh! It looks like the camera pans out and then stops abruptly. The video isn't actually stopping (as in freezing), there's just no motion to be viewed. Is that what you all are seeing?

[@NekoMouser]

I think more scientists should be paid in island strongholds.

[@shayndelcenatus9616]

MY teacher made me watch this and it was intresting!

[@henrikibsen6258]

Kepler bumped Tycho. It's official.

[@jainagomes2893]

I'm Brazilian and I need a video of tycho brehe pfv help me

[@ronnynord]

The map of Denmark isn't by far correct 0:51-0:55. This by far very important be course of the still ongoing debate between Denmark and Sweden.

[@irishelk3]

Any movies about him?

[@AvangionQ]

Having trouble viewing this video. Seems to get stuck at 0:10 ...

[@THEBIGMG1]

You didn’t mention the rain deer story

[@GRD1618]

Geocentrism unsurprisingly unmentioned, not even in the comments.

[@theobreakspear3323]

You didn’t even mention the moose!

[@Reconbox1001]

Say again??? What scandals??? xD

[@FishingWithJames]

BRAHE BRAHE WHEREVER YE MAY BE. BRAHE BRAHE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE. (and it’s “bray-hee”)

[@Omnilatent]

0:53 - yeah, that's totally what "germany" looked like in the 16th century, lol Is it really THAT hard to get the right map for that time?

[@Renaissanceman-j3k]

Kepler poisoning Brahe is nonsense. Kepler never got any data that Brahe deemed important in fact Brahe feared that he might be surpassed by Kepler so he granted him access only to his data about Mars that caused him problems in his calculations. It turned out that Mars has the highest eccentricity of all planets other than Mercury something that contributed to his first law of planetary motion.

[@KapishAnimations]

Thank you

[@yvanmcgregor3397]

Important link

[@countdigi]

Thanks for the video but I think the section on his relationship with Kepler is inaccurate - he respected Kepler and shared his data w/ him while he was alive - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_Brahe#Relationship_with_Kepler

[@ASKQUESTIONSPortugueseskeptic]

He was poisoned, probably by Kepler, if you take a deeper look at Heliocentric model, you will see his also just by changing the centre of mass of the solar system. Peace

[@ihavenolife9400]

My name is Tycho

[@johngordon1025]

Oui ce savant ne nous fait pas savoir ses découvertes et secrets, puisqu'il est mort vraisemblablement, empoisonné par ses concurrents? J'ai du mal a croire que sa mort est le fait d'une autre cause. Donc je peut très bien imaginer que son élève, et le reste de ses suppléants, ont continuer les thèses suite à celles de Tycho Brahe. Cette science là, est malfaisante et suis son court jusqu'à ce jours. Mince, c'est une confiance que je ne peux pas avoir.