Stjerneborg

E134056

astronomical observatory underground observatory

Stjerneborg was Tycho Brahe’s underground observatory on the island of Hven, designed to provide highly precise astronomical measurements sheltered from wind and weather.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Stjerneborg canonical	4
Stjerneborg ruins	1
Uranienborg	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory ⓘ underground observatory ⓘ
adjacentTo	Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ surface form: Uraniborg
architecturalFeature	fixed masonry instrument mounts ⓘ partly underground structure ⓘ walled observing pits ⓘ
associatedWith	Rudolphine Tables ⓘ pre-telescopic astronomy ⓘ
builtBy	Tycho Brahe ⓘ
category	Astronomical observatories ⓘ History of astronomy ⓘ Tycho Brahe ⓘ
constructionStart	1580s ⓘ
countryAtTimeOfConstruction	Denmark–Norway ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
designedBy	Tycho Brahe ⓘ
era	pre-telescopic era ⓘ
hasNameInDanish	Stjerneborg self-link ⓘ
hasNameInLatin	Stellæburgum ⓘ
hasNotableInstrument	armillary spheres ⓘ azimuthal quadrants ⓘ large mural quadrant ⓘ sextants ⓘ
heritageStatus	archaeological site ⓘ museum site ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 16th century ⓘ
influenced	Johannes Kepler’s work ⓘ
locatedIn	Øresund Region ⓘ surface form: Denmark–Sweden region Øresund ⓘ
locatedOn	island of Hven ⓘ
namedAfter	stars ⓘ
notableFor	highly accurate positional measurements without a telescope ⓘ innovative underground design to reduce observational error ⓘ
operator	Tycho Brahe ⓘ
partOf	Stjerneborg observatory ⓘ surface form: Tycho Brahe’s observatories on Hven Tycho Brahe’s research complex on Hven ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Ven, Sweden ⓘ surface form: Ven, Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
purpose	high-precision astronomical observations ⓘ shelter instruments from wind and weather ⓘ
relatedWork	Hven (Uraniborg observatory) ⓘ surface form: Uraniborg
usedFor	astrometry ⓘ measurement of planetary positions ⓘ measurement of stellar positions ⓘ naked-eye astronomical observations ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tycho Brahe → residence → Stjerneborg ⓘ

Hven → secondObservatoryName → Stjerneborg ⓘ

Kirsten Jørgensdatter → residence → Stjerneborg ⓘ

Frogner district → contains → Stjerneborg ⓘ

subject surface form: Frogner

this entity surface form: Uranienborg

Stjerneborg → hasNameInDanish → Stjerneborg self-link ⓘ

Ven → hasAttraction → Stjerneborg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stjerneborg ruins