ocr: HELIOCENTRIC WORLD VIEW The Danish astronomer lycho Brahe (1546- - 1601) discovered in 1572 a new naked-eye star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was actually the first new star supernova) seen with the naked eye since 134 t BC, and appeared to be brighter than Venus. Because the supernova was observed in many locations all over Europe, Brahe deduced that it must be positioned beyond the Moon. This was a revolutionary thought, since the Aristotelian view stated that the space beyond the Moon was stationary, and no new stars could be created there. BACKTO GEOCENTRIC WORLD In Tycho Brahe's co ...
