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TYCHO BRAHE.

Atlas it appears that most of the land in the south-eastern half of the island was only used for grazing. We give here a reduced copy of Blaev's map, which agrees well with Tycho's own map,[1] except that we have slightly altered the contour of the island, in accordance with modern maps.[2]


Hveen at the Time of Tycho Brahe.
Explanation of the Map.

A. Uraniborg.
B. Stjerneborg Observatory.
C. Farm.
D. Workshop.
E. Windmill.
F. Village.
G. Paper-mill.

H. Church.
I. Hill where Petty Sessions were held.
K, L, M. Fish-ponds.
N. Grove of nut-trees.
O. Morass with alder trees.
P, Q, R, S. Ruins of old forts.
T. A small wood.

  1. Astr. Inst. Mechanica, fol. I. 2, and Epist. Astron., p. 264. There is a small copy of it on the frontispiece of Kepler's Tabulæ Rudolphinæ.
  2. I possess another large map (18 in. by 13 in.), with one page letterpress on the back, "Topographia Insulæ Huenæ in Celebri Porthmo Regni Daniæ