Tycho Brahe kept a long working day. In the daytime he constructed astronomical instruments (the best of his time), worked on mathematical calculations, wrote books and corresponded with the scientific elite of Europe.

Or he took a walk to his printing shop, constructed by himself, to monitor the work of the printer printing Tycho Brahes astronomical books.

Other days he wrote Latin poetry (some of the best in Danish literature), or did research in geographical measuring techniques.

In the nighttime, he would observe the heavens. If the sky was overclouded, he would go to his basement to perform alchemistic experiments in his house laboratory. The peasants of a nearby village thought Tycho Brahe to be a sorcerer.

He was not. On the contrary, his methods of scientific research brought all science into the Early Modern Age. Tycho Brahe was an intriguing person.