Hven (Uraniborg observatory)

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astronomical observatory historical site research center

Hven’s Uraniborg observatory was Tycho Brahe’s pioneering late-16th-century astronomical research center on the Danish island of Hven, renowned as one of the first modern observatories in Europe.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Uraniborg 7
Uraniborg observatory 4
Hven (Uraniborg observatory) canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
research center ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
surface form: Uraniborg
architecturalStyle Renaissance manor with fortified features ⓘ
associatedWith Stjerneborg observatory ⓘ
surface form: Stjerneborg (Tycho Brahe’s underground observatory)
constructionEnd 1580 ⓘ
constructionStart 1576 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinateSystemUsed geocentric model (Tycho’s hybrid system) ⓘ
country Denmark–Norway ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark (historical)
director Tycho Brahe ⓘ
era late 16th century science ⓘ
established late 16th century ⓘ
foundedBy Tycho Brahe ⓘ
funding royal grant from Frederick II ⓘ
hasPart Tycho Brahe’s residence ⓘ
gardens for research and self-sufficiency ⓘ
instrument rooms ⓘ
observatory tower ⓘ
heritage important site in history of astronomy ⓘ
influenced Johannes Kepler’s work on planetary motion ⓘ
development of modern observational astronomy ⓘ
knownFor being one of the first modern observatories in Europe ⓘ
contributions to the Tychonic system ⓘ
high-precision naked-eye astronomical measurements ⓘ
large mural quadrants and armillary spheres ⓘ
systematic long-term observational programs ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
LatinName Uraniburgum ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Øresund ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Ven, Sweden ⓘ
locatedOn island of Hven ⓘ
namedAfter Tycho Brahe’s concept of a castle of the heavens ⓘ
Urania ⓘ
observed comets ⓘ
fixed stars ⓘ
planets ⓘ
supernova of 1572 (follow-up observations) ⓘ
partOf scientific revolution ⓘ
patron Frederick II of Denmark ⓘ
surface form: King Frederick II of Denmark
period Renaissance ⓘ
purpose astrometry ⓘ
astronomical observation ⓘ
calendar reform studies ⓘ
comet observation ⓘ
planetary motion measurement ⓘ
status no longer extant in original form ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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Willem Blaeu → placeOfEducation → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
Tycho Brahe → residence → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg
Tycho Brahe → built → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg observatory
Rudolphine Tables → containsStarPositionsFrom → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tycho Brahe's observations at Uraniborg
Hven (Uraniborg observatory) → alsoKnownAs → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg
Hven → knownFor → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tycho Brahe’s observatories
Hven → historicalSite → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg observatory
Hven → observatoryName → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg
Kirsten Jørgensdatter → residence → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg
Stjerneborg → adjacentTo → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg
Stjerneborg → relatedWork → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg
Stjerneborg observatory → adjacentTo → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
subject surface form: Stjerneborg
this entity surface form: Uraniborg
Stjerneborg observatory → associatedWith → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
subject surface form: Stjerneborg
this entity surface form: Uraniborg observatory
Ven → wasSiteOf → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uraniborg observatory
Ven → hasAttraction → Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ
this entity surface form: remains of Uraniborg