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Brahe devoted quite a long time to getting exact measurements of the sky from his observatory. Kepler then analyzed the data and extrapolated laws of motion and discovered that orbits were elliptical. Using the 'scientific method' is a vague term. There was no initial hypothesis that they asked to my knowledge, which is a crucial step in the text book 'scientific method'. They just collected data and interpreted it.

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Who did Tycho Brahe hire as an assistant?

Tycho Brahe hired Johannes Kepler as his assistant. Kepler worked with Brahe from 1600 to 1601 and later became one of the most significant figures in the scientific revolution.


How are Brahe and Kepler related?

They were both early observational astronomers. Some people believe that after Brahe's death, Kepler 'stole' his data and used it to develop Kepler's three laws of planetary motion.


Why Tycho Brahe have hesitated to hire Kepler?

Tycho Brahe hesitated to hire Johannes Kepler due to concerns about Kepler's unconventional ideas that challenged established astronomical theories. Brahe was a traditionalist who valued empirical observation and was cautious about integrating Kepler's more radical, mathematical approach. Additionally, their differing personalities and work styles contributed to Brahe's reluctance, as he preferred to maintain control over his research and findings. Ultimately, he did hire Kepler, but only after he recognized Kepler's potential and the value of his insights.


How did Brahe's work help Kepler develop his laws of planetary motion?

Kepler was Brahe's assistant. He continued to analyze Brahe's data after Brahe's died. Kepler determine that the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical, or ovalshaped, orbits. He also developed three laws that describe planetary motion. These laws are still used today. Hope I explained this clearly(:


How did Kepler steal Tycho Brahe's data?

Kepler did not literally steal Tycho Brahe's data; rather, he inherited it after Brahe's death in 1601. Brahe had meticulously collected astronomical observations over many years, but he had not fully analyzed them. Kepler, who had been working as Brahe's assistant, gained access to this invaluable data and used it to formulate his own laws of planetary motion, ultimately revolutionizing the understanding of celestial mechanics.

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How did Tycho Brahe and Kepler employ scientific method?

Tycho Ottesen Brahe (1546-1601) spent a long time taking exact measurements of the sky from his observatory. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) assisted Brahe and analized the data and extrapolated "The laws of motion" and discovered orbits were elliptical.


What did tycho brahe and Kepler employ the scientific method?

Brahe spent a long time getting data measurements of the sky from his observatory. Kepler then analyzed the data and developed laws of motion and discovered that orbits were ellipse.


Who did Tycho Brahe hire as an assistant?

Tycho Brahe hired Johannes Kepler as his assistant. Kepler worked with Brahe from 1600 to 1601 and later became one of the most significant figures in the scientific revolution.


What was Kepler's role in interpreting Tycho Brahe's data?

Kepler was Brahe's assistant from 1600 until Brahe's death in 1601. After Brahe's death, Kepler "stole" his data and worked with it for nine years until he came up with his final conclusion that the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun, which remained in place and was the center of the universe. Brahe's data and measurements were the only ones accurate enough for Kepler to come to this conclusion.


Who studied under Tycho Brahe?

Kepler


How are Brahe and Kepler related?

They were both early observational astronomers. Some people believe that after Brahe's death, Kepler 'stole' his data and used it to develop Kepler's three laws of planetary motion.


Would Johannes Kepler have been as successful as he was if Brahe had not come before him?

Johannes Kepler


How did Kepler steal Brahe's data?

kepler thought that only brahes observation could solve his problem so in 1600 he joined tycho eith his work after one year tycho died and kepler stole his data from which he devised keplers laws


Who did Kepler replace after serving as his assistant?

Johannes Kepler studied under Tycho Brahe starting in 1600. After Brahe died one year later, Kepler took over his position as astronomer to the court in Prague.


Who hired Johannes Kepler as an assistant?

Tycho Brahe


Did Johannes Kepler invent the telescope?

No, Tycho Brahe did, but Kepler just improved it and made it popular


What were the names of Johannes Kepler's peers?

Kepler's "running mate" would have to be Tycho Brahe. It was Brahe whose work (observations) Kepler used as a springboard to think about the motions of the planets and what mechanism could make them appear to do the things they did.