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Summary
A schematic of Tycho Brahe's subterranean astronomical observatory Stjerneborg (Stelleburgi).
This plan-view schematic shows the observatory bounded by a square wall with semi-circular extensions on each side, the entrance on the left lies in the direction of the nearby palace Uraniborg. Annotations are:
* A = Entrance with steps leading down into the main workroom (B) and (D) and (E), above are three lion sculptures and Latin inscriptions * B = The main Workroom containing (P) and (V) and passages to (C), (F), (G), and (Q) * C = chamber with large equatorial instrument * D = chamber with elevation and azimuth quadrant * E = chamber with armillary sphere * F = chamber with elevation and azimuth quadrant encompassed by a steel square * G = chamber with sextant for measuring distances * H = stone pillars one with a ball on top, the other angled, situated at the near side * I = stone pillars one with a ball on top, the other angled, situated at the far side * K, L, N and T = large balls, with conical covers, used for mounting instruments * M = Stone table, shown with sundial in Willem Blaeu's drawing * O = bed of Tycho Brahe * P = fireplace * Q = Tycho's assistant's bedroom * S = beginning of an underground passage to Uraniborg * V = worktable
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| current | 11:26, 5 January 2017 | | 400 × 393 (29 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>A schematic of Tycho Brahe's subterranean astronomical observatory Stjerneborg (Stelleburgi). </p> <p>This plan-view schematic shows the observatory bounded by a square wall with semi-circular extensions on each side, the entrance on the left lies in the direction of the nearby palace Uraniborg. Annotations are: </p> <pre> * A = Entrance with steps leading down into the main workroom (B) and (D) and (E), above are three lion sculptures and Latin inscriptions * B = The main Workroom containing (P) and (V) and passages to (C), (F), (G), and (Q) * C = chamber with large equatorial instrument * D = chamber with elevation and azimuth quadrant * E = chamber with armillary sphere * F = chamber with elevation and azimuth quadrant encompassed by a steel square * G = chamber with sextant for measuring distances * H = stone pillars one with a ball on top, the other angled, situated at the near side * I = stone pillars one with a ball on top, the other angled, situated at the far side * K, L, N and T = large balls, with conical covers, used for mounting instruments * M = Stone table, shown with sundial in Willem Blaeu's drawing * O = bed of Tycho Brahe * P = fireplace * Q = Tycho's assistant's bedroom * S = beginning of an underground passage to Uraniborg * V = worktable </pre> |
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