Tycho Brahe was born in 1546 in a Danish high nobility family, during a time in which Denmark had just transitioned from Roman Catholic to Lutheran, and had emerged as a dominant power that not only covered the area of modern Denmark, but of Norway and Iceland. Tyco was raised by his uncle Jorgen, who wanted a child so dearly that he abducted Tycho from Tycho’s parents. Born to one of the most prominent families in Denmark, Tycho’s led an early life with privilege and indulgence. He was educated in a grammar school, which curriculum was predominated by Latin grammar and Lutheran religion, and expected to be trained for a career in the high Danish court (Thoren 10). Already exhibiting intellectual aptitude in his early years, Tycho enrolled
