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We have copy edited some of the gammer/spelling mistakes.

We are still looking in to the Tycho’s meteorology, and we have researched his chemistry but have found very little. We will be adding detail to the questioned why’s and what’s in order to clarify information.

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Uraniborg was a place for both astronomy and chemistry. Over Uraniborg’s time it had upwards of thirty different assistants for Tycho Brahe, and visits from other researchers and royalty; Johannes Kepler, Martin Zeiller, and David Wunderer being someone of the noted visitors.

In 1577 Brahe, while tracking the comet of 1577, he saw inaccuracies with the location of stars in both Ptolemy’s and Copernicus’s systems. From then Brahe sought after a better celestial map. Using both mathematics and observation from Uraniborg, Tycho Brahe released his first model of the celestial night in 1588, the Tychonic system. Brahe's system had Earth stationary in the center, the moon and sun revolving around it, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn revolving around the sun, and the outer most circle where the stars rotate around. Brahe had also researched meteorology for the King of Denmark, Frederick II, although Brahe did not put his name on the publications.

Tycho Brahe was not the only one to use the facilities at Uraniborg. He had many assistants and was visited by others looking to do their own research. Paul Wittich visited Uraniborg for several months in 1580 and aided Brahe in constructing the Tychonic system. The observatory was not just the home of the scientists, but it also supported the artisans who constructed the tools that the scientists needed.

During the period in which Uraniborg was actively used, astronomy and astrology were thought to be linked to the other scientific fields, and as such the observatory was used to discover more than the astral bodies. While Brahe openly shared his findings in the field of astronomy and meteorology, he did not openly share his work in chemistry. Brahe's under ground laboratory was designed to allow sunlight in throughout the day and had furnaces arranged so he could do his research even in the coldest months. Though he did not publicly publish his findings, he did give them as gifts to other people of power.

Jean Picard, known for measuring lines of longitude, revisited the ruins of Uraniborg in 1671. He recorded the longitude and latitude of Uraniborg so astronomers could compare there research to Tycho’s. Picard also went back to Uraniborg to study atmospheric refraction, which is the bending of light due to the atmosphere.

Shortly after construction it became clear that the tower-mounted instruments were too easily moved by wind, and Brahe set about constructing a more suitable observation site. The result was Stjerneborg ("castle of the stars"), a smaller site built entirely at ground level and dedicated purely to observations (there was no "house"). The basic layout was similar to Uraniborg, with a wall of similar shape surrounding the site, although the enclosed area was much smaller. The instruments were all placed underground, covered by opening shutters or a rotating dome in buildings built over the instrument pits. The research done at Stjerneborg paralleled the work done at Uraniborg but their notes were kept separate so that the research gathered at the observatories could be used to ensure that all of the data was accurate. Work had been started to connect Stjerneburg to the Tycho's chemistry laboratory under Uraniborg but the underground tunnel was never completed.

Uraniborg Article First Review
'''•Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?'''

The layout of the article is distracting. After a short introduction everything is left in one big "History" box. With much of the article involving the construction of the area some facts get lost in the text, like James VI of Scotland visit.

'''•Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?'''

Yes, the article keeps a neutral viewpoint.

•Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

The research done at Uraniborg, and what instruments were used. The article also goes into minor detail about Stjerneborg.

'''•Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?'''

Of the citations I had check all worked. One citation however was to google map for a picture of the reconstruction. Wouldn't a picture inserted in the article be better.

'''•Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?'''

Two of the references (#4 &5) used are from "TychoBrache.com" a website about Tycho and is not noted, while others are from published books.

'''•Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?'''

The article lacks information on what Tycho Brahe/others discovered while working at Uraniborg. Why did such an expensive project happen then be taken down?

'''•Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?'''

The talk page discusses some of the possible things done at the site following Tycho's research. The removal of claim that can not be checked. The same as my question above along the line of why was it taken down shortly after creation. And a proposed outline.

'''•How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?'''

Start-Class Rating, with a Mid-Importance from both WikiProject Denmark, and WikiProject Astronomy.