The Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe Had a Young Assistant Who

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Multiple Choice

The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe had a young assistant who became famous himself some time later. His name was

• A) Nicolaus Copernicus.
• B) Galileo Galilei.
• C) Johannes Kepler.
• D) Ptolemy.

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