in the Copenhagen University, while it was not uncommon to find professors in German universities who combined the chair of History with some other one.[1]
Vedel and his pupil left Copenhagen on the 14th February 1562, and arrived at Leipzig on the 24th March following. They were at once installed in the house of one of the professors,[2] possibly on the recommendation of some of their learned friends in Copenhagen, several of whom were in constant communication with their colleagues at the Leipzig University. They had at once their names entered in the book of matriculation, where they may still be seen as "Andreas Severinus Cimber" and "Tyho Brade ex Scandria." There is, however, no sign whatever that Tycho devoted himself to the study of law, while we know that he at once sought the acquaintance of the professor of mathematics, Johannes Homilius; of his disciple, Bartholomæus Scultetus (Schultz), and probably also of the "electoral mathematician," Valentine Thau.[3] Homilius died on the 5th July, a little over three months after Tycho's arrival, but we shall afterwards see that he had even in that short time imparted valuable and practical knowledge to the young student. Vedel did his best to carry out his instructions by trying to keep Tycho to the study of jurisprudence, but Tycho would not allow himself to be hindered in his favourite pursuits, and spent most of his money on
- ↑ Though the University of Leipzig did not get a chair of History till 1579, Camerarius (about whom see next page) was to some extent considered as being Professor of History, and is even once styled "Historiarum et utriusque linguæ professor" (Wegener, l.c., p. 31).
- ↑ His name is not known. Tycho only mentions him once in a note among his observations: "1564, 14th Dec. Sub cœnam Pfeffigerus, qui apud doctorem nostrum hospitem convivabatur, dicebat . . ." (then follows an account of the conversation in German).
- ↑ Thau is mentioned by Vedel as a friend of his own, and appears to have been the inventor of an artificial car (rheda, viameter?). See Wegener, p. 32. Is he identical with Lucius Valentinus Otho, who edited the Opus Palatinum de Triangulis of Rhäticus in 1596?
