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Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen . . . Amazed, and as if astonished and stupified, I stood still

Tycho Brahe

And when statesman or others worry [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions.
TYCHO BRAHE

Leave Much Offer Possession Scientist Stemen Too Worry
Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen . . . Amazed, and as if astonished and stupified, I stood still
TYCHO BRAHE

Behold Certain Directly Overhead Seen Star Strange Suddenly War
An astronomer must be cosmopolitan, because ignorant statesmen cannot be expected to value their services
TYCHO BRAHE

Astronomer Cosmopolitian Expect Ignorant Must Service Value
So mathematical truth prefers simple words since the language of truth is itself simple.
TYCHO BRAHE

Language Mathematical Prefer Simple Since Truth Word
When I had satisfied myself that no star of that kind had ever shone before, I was led into such perplexity by the unbelievability of the thing that I began to doubt the faith of my own eyes.
TYCHO BRAHE

Before Ever Kind Myself Satisfied Star Tone
Now it is quite clear to me that there are no solid spheres in the heavens, and those that have been devised by the authors to save the appearances, exist only in the imagination.
TYCHO BRAHE

Author Clear Devise Quite Say Solid Sphere
it seems that the complete explanation of the whole matter is not given unless we are also informed within narrower limits in what part of the widest Aether, and next to which orbs of the Planets [the comet] traces its path, and by what course it accomplishes this.
TYCHO BRAHE

Accomplish Complete Esther Explanation Inform Narrower Planet Unless Widest
Lastly, the star became like Saturn, and there will finally come a time of want, death, imprisonment and all sorts of sad things.
TYCHO BRAHE

Become Come Finally Imprisonment Lastly Sad Saturn Sort Star Thing Time
It will be proved that it extends everywhere, most fluid and simple, and nowhere presents obstacles as was formerly held, the circuits of the Planets being wholly free and without the labour and whirling round of any real spheres at all, being divinely governed under a given law.
TYCHO BRAHE

Aforesaid Around Before Demonstrate Divinely Gone Govern Incredible Region Since Such Whirl
For those [observations] that I made in Leipzig in my youth and up to my 21st year, I usually call childish and of doubtful value. Those that I took later until my 28th year [i.e., until 1574] I call juvenile and fairly serviceable.
TYCHO BRAHE

Century Done Leipzig Made Observation One Twenty Youth
So that such ideas are opposed both to physical principles and to the authority of the Holy Writ which many time: confirms the stability of the Earth (as we shall discuss more fully elsewhere).
TYCHO BRAHE

Authority Confirm Earth Elsewhere Idea Many Oppose Physical Time
The star [Tycho’s supernova] was at first like Venus and Jupiter, giving pleasing effects; but as it then became like Mars, there will next come a period of wars, seditions, captivity and death of princes, and destruction of cities, together with dryness and fiery meteors in the air, pestilence, and venomous snakes.
TYCHO BRAHE

Effect First Given Jupiter Like Mars Pleasing Star Supernova Tycho Venus
The mouse is wise, but the cat is wiser.
TYCHO BRAHE

Calm Wiser Mouse Wise
One that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world.
TYCHO BRAHE

Age Before Begin never One Previously Seen Since World
May I not seem to have lived in vain.
TYCHO BRAHE

Lived May Seem Vain
And when statesmen or others worry him [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions.
TYCHO BRAHE

Him Leave Much Other Possession Scientist Statement Worry

Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen . . . Amazed, and as if astonished and stupified, I stood still

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