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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

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
From his observations, he concluded that it [Tycho’s supernova] was not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor, whether these be generated beneath the Moon or above the Moon, but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself.
TYCHO BRAHE

Conclude Fiery Kind Meteor Observation Some Supernova Tycho
Because the region of the Celestial World is of so great and such incredible magnitude as aforesaid, and since in what has gone before it was at least generally demonstrated that this comet continued within the limits of the space of the Aether.
TYCHO BRAHE

Celestrial Gone Great Incredible Magnitude Region World
With a firm and steadfast mind one should hold under all conditions, that everywhere the earth is below and the sky above and to the energetic man, every region is his fatherland.
TYCHO BRAHE

Energetic Everywhere Fatherland Hold Man Mind Steadfast Under
May I not seem to have lived in vain.
TYCHO BRAHE

Lived May Seem Vain
That the machine of Heaven is not a hard and impervious body full of various real spheres, as up to now has been believed by most people.
TYCHO BRAHE

Body Full Hard Heaven Impervious Machine Real Sphere Various
So mathematical truth prefers simple words since the language of truth is itself simple.
TYCHO BRAHE

Language Mathematical Prefer Simple Since Truth Word
Those who study the stars have God for a teacher.
TYCHO BRAHE

God Star Study Teacher
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
The mouse is wise, but the cat is wiser.
TYCHO BRAHE

Calm Wiser Mouse Wise
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
There is something eccentric in the orbit of Mars.
TYCHO BRAHE

Eccentric Mars Orbit Something
When, according to habit, I was contemplating the stars in a clear sky, I noticed a new and unusual star, surpassing the other stars in brilliancy . . . .
TYCHO BRAHE

According Clear Contemplating Habit New Notice Sky Star Stupified Unusual
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
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
An astronomer must be cosmopolitan, because ignorant statesmen cannot be expected to value their services
TYCHO BRAHE

Astronomer Cosmopolitian Expect Ignorant Must Service Value

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.

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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.

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